Clarice Bouvier September 7, 2021 12:31am HUZZAH! The Northern hairy-nosed wombat has made a comeback. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-09-07/saving-hairy-nose-wombat-brink-of-extinction-epping-forest/100436308 #GoodNews #wombats #animals #Sciencing #excellent #oz Our largest wombats are back from the brink after dropping to just 35 in the 1980s The metre-long northern hairy-nosed wombat nearly went the way of the Tasmanian tiger, but thanks to one fenced-off Queensland habitat they're recovering.