If you're driving between SA and WA this holiday season, keep your eyes peeled for southern hairy-nosed wombats, with up to 200 per square kilometre in some parts of the desert.
Dr Swinbourne said the "charismatic" animals could be found all across the Nullarbor — even on the WA side of the border, near Eucla and Mundrabilla.
"They are moving west, probably just past Caiguna, they will head west until they reach Balladonia," he said.According to Dr Swinbourne, wombats usually stay east of the Fraser Range near Balladonia.To Dr Swinbourne, wombats are "the most amazing animal in the country"."They're probably underrated — everyone overseas has heard of kangaroos and koalas, but no one knows what a wombat is," he said.
WA wildlife carer Rob Callander is also a massive wombat fan, having raised two into adulthood before they were sent to breeding programs."They have huge personalities, they're very, very intelligent, they know what you're thinking," Mr Callander said."It's a bit like living with a small grizzly bear — a funny one at that," he said.
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