A Tasmanian wombat rescue organisation says it is upset an aggressive wombat was euthanased in the state's north after reports it attacked a number of people. Skip to main content.

She ran downstairs and went to pick up the puppy's Tasmanian devil-shaped stuffed toy, when the plush "toy" started running. "I went to reach for it and the devil shot underneath the couch," she said.

Wombat burrows, which can be 10 to 100 feet (3 to 30 meters) long and 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) deep, are highly complex, with interconnecting tunnels, designated sleeping chambers, and sometimes ...