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    Behaviour and management of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) at Tidal River Campground, Wilsons Promontory National Park
    Warren, Clare E. ( 2005)
    The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is widespread and common throughout Wilsons Promontory National Park, particularly in Tidal River Campground. These wombats have been damaging tents searching for human food and acting aggressively towards campers since the 1990s. Tents were erected throughout the campground during October 2005 to find whether food was the wombats' motivation for entering tents. Bread was placed in one of three tents erected adjacent to each other and the tents were observed. An incident was recorded if a wombat entered this tent and ate the bread. Incidents occurred on eight out of 15 nights and the other two tents were never entered. This provides evidence that wombats will only enter tents containing food, which subsequently gives guidance to future management strategies.