September 15, 2002
Smorgon Service
Earlier in the year, Smorgon Wire was contacted by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to assist them with a breeding programme for the endangered Northern Hairynosed Wombat. With only 100 Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats left in the world, the Australian marsupial is Queensland's most endangered mammal (or one of the 10 most endangered mammals in the world.) To prevent extinction of the species a major recovery programme is underway.
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