The Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat

1. The Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat Critically Endangered ONLY 115 LEFT

2. Habitat The Northern Hairy Nose Wombat is now ONLY found in one small national park called EPPING FOREST in central Queensland.

3. What’s Being Done??? • Epping Forest has been made into a National Park • 300 hectares of the park has a dingo proof fence around it • Setting up breeding programs • Making artificial burrows • Regular health checks • Providing secure food and water • Back burning to prevent bush fires • Trying to get rid of Buffel Grass • Encouraging kangaroos to leave the park

4. What are the problems? The NHNW has a cousin called the Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat. These are not endangered but the NHNW certainly is !!!!!! Why?????? Well they have faced many problems including: • Predation by dingos, foxes and feral cats • Destruction of habitat by cattle • Introduced grass[ buffel grass] doesn't provide enough nutrients • Competition for food from rabbits, kangaroos and swampies (swamp wallabies) • Fire, drought, flood

5. WHAT CAN YOU DO ???? • $ Raise money to help the wombat foundation to continue its important work $ (Some ideas for raising money include: $$$$$ Selling wombat shaped biscuits $$$$$ Selling wombat shaped jewellery/ hats etc.) • Raise awareness about the plight of the NHNW

6. Interesting facts about the NHNW • Their dung is square shaped!! (can you guess why?) • They can weigh up to 40 kg • Lasiorhinus krefftii is their scientific name. It means ‘Hairy nose’. Their aboriginal name is Yamanon • They are related to the koala and have evolved from the diprotodon • Their pouch is on backwards. Can you guess why? • They can live up to 29 years Diprotodon

7. WHERE’S WALLY? We’ve sent Wally on a mission to tell everyone about the NHNW!!!!! Please see if you can help. Don’t forget to reply to us and send us pictures of WALLY Class 4R All Saints Anglican School