Wombats generally live alone in their burrows, but sometimes there are more than one.

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Indeed, now I could see why wombats are often referred to as the engineers of the mammal world.

BBC: Protecting a wombat species that is as fast as Usain Bolt

Hairy nosed wombats often choose to dig their burrows, made up of a series of tunnels, below these acacia trees, also known as stinking wattle as they smell like sour cabbage.

BBC: Protecting a wombat species that is as fast as Usain Bolt

Today, approximately 185 northern hairy nosed wombats reside at Epping Forest and another 15 live in the 105-hectare Richard Underwood Nature Refuge nearby, making these the only northern hairy nosed colonies in the world.

BBC: Protecting a wombat species that is as fast as Usain Bolt

In addition to population monitoring, volunteers check for breakage in the 2m-high, 20km-long, 1m-deep anti-dingo and dog fence that surrounds the park, and fill up water containers placed around the reserve for the wombats each day.

BBC: Protecting a wombat species that is as fast as Usain Bolt

The island is jam-packed with wallabies, wombats and possums, principally because foxes, which have decimated marsupial populations on the mainland, were slow to reach the island (the first fox was found in Tasmania only as recently as 2001).

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Everything from Wombats to Koalas.

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