Qld: Land found for second wombat colony
19 Feb 2009 2:32 AM
A second wild colony of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat will be created in Queensland.
About 115 northern hairy-nosed wombats live in an area the size of Brisbane's CBD at Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland.
Now a second colony will be established near St George .. west of Toowoomba .. after ED and GABI UNDERWOOD signed a nature refuge agreement with Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency.
Environment Minister ANDREW MCNAMARA says the UNDERWOODS have dedicated 130 hectares of their farming land as a wombat refuge.
