Wombats have an important role in helping our forest wildlife recover from megafires

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

Every ecosystem has certain species that are critical to the survival of the other species. They are sometime labelled ‘keystone species’. New research is showing wombats may play an increasingly important role in the survival of other species as our environment becomes more fire prone. 

Although New South Wales is home to a spectacular variety of plants, animals, and ecosystems, our biodiversity faces a number of pressures, including those that arise from climate change.