Hairy Nosed Wombats

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" There are about 65 Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats left alive. This animal is Australia's most critically endangered mammal. Once found over a broad area, the Hairy-nosed Wombat is now found in only one place - 300ha of Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland. There has been no appreciable increase in the population size since 1985. "

Did you know there are 4 times as many pandas as their are hairy-nosed wombats? Everyone cares about the Panda.

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65, huh? Is that even enough genetic diversity to assure species survival?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Scientists trying to work that out. DNA samples are being taken by stretching stickytape across known pathways, and examining the hairs they collect. I don't know the results but I suspect it will be bad.