“It’s a bit warm for the wombats, mate,” an Aussie hiker lamented when we crossed paths at a coastal headland on Maria Island, a wild and mountainous speck in Australia’s southernmost state, Tasmania.

The "wombat walker" will "coax [the wombats] out of bed to get them moving" and "[motivate] them to complete their morning walks." Keiichihiki / Getty Images Searching for a new job? Tasmania is ...