Preservation
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is listed as "endangered" by the Australian Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT), and "critically endangered" by the IUCN. Its range is restricted to about 300 ha (750 acres) of the Epping Forest in east-central Queensland, 120 km northwest of Clermont. A two metre-high predator-proof fence was constructed around 25 km² of the park in 2000. Recently, a second colony of wombats has been established at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge at Yarran Downs near St George in southern Queensland. This second colony was established in 2008 and is also in a reserve surrounded by a predator proof fence.
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