Wombat Translocation Diary

Richard Underwood Nature Refuge sign Photo: EHP

The purpose of the reintroduction project is to establish a second colony of northern hairy-nosed wombats. To do this, 15 northern hairy-nosed wombats were translocated from Epping Forest National Park (Scientific) to Richard Underwood Nature Refuge between July 2009 and September 2010.

You can read details of the reintroduction progress through the annual project summary pages below.

• 2012 Summary from Richard Underwood Nature Refuge
• 2011 Summary from Richard Underwood Nature Refuge
• 2010 Summary – Second year program at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge
• 2009 Summary – First reintroduction to Richard Underwood Nature Refuge