12 fascinating facts about wombats
Discover 12 fascinating facts about wombats, from their cube-shaped poo to their unique burrowing habits. Learn what makes these Australian icons so special.
18 March 2025
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In photos: May I borrow your burrow?
Strap your headlamps on as we journey into the underground labyrinth of Australia’s charming, mighty marsupial - the wombat. A new study supported by...
28 May 2024
Beloved Burrowers: Digging their way into our hearts
Today on World Wombat Day, we celebrate Australia’s most iconic burrowing mammal and all the other diggers that help keep our ecosystems healthy.
19 October 2022
The secrets scat keeps: Scat Chat episode three rundown
In episode three of the new podcast, Scat Chat with WWF, learn about how wombats make landscapes more climate resilient and why exactly their scat is like a...
20 September 2022
Rewilding lungtalanana: Returning nature, culture and sovereignty to the wilds of the Bass Strait
After years of post-invasion destruction and bushfires, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC), WWF-Australia’s Rewilding Australia team, and researchers from...
2 July 2022
Every animal deserves a second chance
Have you ever wondered what happens after an animal is found injured? What it takes to treat them, and return them back to the wild? The rescue is just the...
15 February 2022
Hope Rises from the Ashes - behind the scenes on a food drop with Wildcare
President of Queanbeyan-based Wildcare, Belinda Hogarth-Boyd, explains how WWF-Australia is helping the organisation to get the region's wildlife - kangaroos,...
20 February 2020
5 things you probably didn't know about wombats - fun facts!
Happy World Wombat Day! How well do you know Australia’s favourite stubby marsupial? Test your knowledge to find out!
22 October 2017