The Foundation is a charitable organisation set up to support activities that aim to bring the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat back from the brink of extinction.
The objects of the Wombat Foundation include:
- to assist, financially or otherwise in the recovery and preservation of the Northern Hairy- nosed Wombat, one of Australia’s most endangered mammals;
- to increase the profile of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat;
- to promote research into the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat.