Wombats moving into town

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George B Vieto (@deepizzaguy) writes good news stories here and when the story concerns wildlife, it is often mentioned that wildlife are losing much of their natural habitat. In the South Australian coastal town of Robe, wombats are moving into town more and more as developers bulldoze the areas where the wombats once had their tunnels and burrows. You can read the whole article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/wombats-take-over-robe-south-australia/105763680 They have dug under the bowling club clubhouse and are regularly seen on the golf course. Recently, a wombat dug a burrow in a sand bunker on the 11th hole. There are three species of wombats. They are incredibly strong with pouches that face backwards so they don’t fill with dirt when the wombat is excavating its burrow. An interesting feature is that wombats excrete faeces which are cube-shaped. Something else I found interesting that I didn't know is that a group of wombats is called a ‘wisdom’. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shebalso/113999675/