Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows "wombat warriors" to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their ...

Under the cover of darkness, “one of Australia’s rarest mammals” ventured out of its burrow and across the rocky landscape as a nearby camera captured every moment of the rare sighting. Ecologist Andy ...

SYDNEY, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- It was the largest known marsupial to ever roam the planet until about 35,000 years ago when it became extinct. The Sydney Telegraph said scientists later discovered from ...

Wombats have a reputation for being muddle-headed, plodding and dozy. But this doziness actually masks a consummate skill for energy conservation - they have exceptionally slow metabolisms and very ...

More than 80% of Australian mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Many of these unique, iconic creatures are under threat. The most important and well-known threats are invasive species (such ...

The bare-nosed or common wombat is a marsupial closely related to koalas. Wombats have a stocky build with short, stubby legs and coarse tan, grey, or brown fur. They are the second-largest marsupial ...