Media contributions
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Title Wombat burrows provide refuge from fires Media name/outlet Australian Geographic Country/Territory Australia Date 22/05/24 Description Amid the devastation of the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires, a story started doing the social media rounds claiming wombats were selflessly ushering fellow native wildlife into the safety of their burrows.
Surrounded by catastrophic loss, it’s no surprise people shared the ‘good news story’ far and wide. Even Greenpeace New Zealand shared a (now-deleted) post at the time, stating: “Reports from Australia say that countless small animals have escaped death because wombats, unusually, opted to share their massive complex burrows.” Some reports stated that the animals have even been observed exhibiting “shepherding behaviour”.”Producer/Author Candice Marshall URL https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2024/05/wombat-burrows-provide-refuge-from-bushfires/ Persons Dale Nimmo