Stories
Saving the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats
by Linda Dennis
 Broglas at dusk on the way to Epping we were privileged to see the mating dance of these two brolgas  the roo yard kangaroos and wallabies on the park enter through the one way gate into a paddock with feed and water and then are released into surrounding land by a gate on the park perimeter  Camp Visitor This huge Green Tree Frog visited us in Tent City (where some of the volunteers slept) - it was only just smaller than the palm of my hand  The dunny! Note there is no door!  Collecting Hair snipping of each individual hair was tough on the eyes!  Cooking Dinner not really! This is the hairs we collected being boiled to extract the DNA  Me and Tilly! otherwise known as Therese Black  The Girls! from left - Hilary MacDonald, Therese Black, me, Helen Matthews and Carol Pullar (front)  Todd Woody and me Back in Rockhampton before the long trip home (longer for him - back to the USA!) |  Butterfly madness These species of butterfly was smack bang in the middle of their breeding season - as soon as the bufferfly emerged from its chrysalis the adult butterfly mated with it  a feed station wombats enter the feed station through a heavy flap gate, where wombat pellets and water have been left - movement is captured on film and video from the camera station (at right)  The Volunteers Donga This is where some of the volunteers slept - it's called the Hairy-nosed Hilton  Cocakatoo on Guard A breeding pair of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos took up home in the hollow of a tree on the park, each time we drove past they came out to check on us!  Data Entry After the daily hair intake was collected the information had to be entered into a database  Saggy Baggy Wombat The Old Girl of Epping near the very end of her life  Roberto Munguia (my census buddy) and me He was really embarressed to have this photo taken - a shy boy!  Hazel and Dennis Hanrahan and me These photos were taken on our last day at Epping Forest National Park  Wiggles (Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat) and me! The day before we flew home some of us visited Rockhampton Zoo where Wiggles lives |