1. Lady luck. Let's be honest, this can play a big factor!

2. Find your inner ninja. The quieter you run the better. Running on your toes helps, as this reduces the "thudding" sound of your feet hitting the ground.

Let me introduce to you “The Wombat Wranglers”........ 

Dr David Taggart (Tags)

Principal Scientist.
Alias = Speedy Gonzalez

Tags has worked with wombats for 18 years and can tell you pretty much anything you ever wanted to know about the animals. He is the fastest runner to ever grace a burrow filled paddock - generally all you will see of him when he is chasing after a wombat is a puff of dust. "Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba!” 

Once we had all the wombats back in the shearing shed, it was about 2 in the morning and we all went to bed for the night.

Hello, this is Mishelle from Monarto Zoo.

A few weeks ago, I went on a research trip for the Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat. We set up camp in a shearing shed on a property near Swan Reach. The research team have been working with the wombats on this particular property for over 15 years and in this time have gathered lots of information about these wombats and their habits.