Wild Wombat Love

In the A.C.T,  wombats with mange are shot and disposed of on site. An "On site, out of  site,"  disposal procedure. There is no actual managment plan for wombats. Wombats are left to "rot". A free and frank discussion needs to take place about what is happening with wombats.

This is what the ACT government had to say in 2010. 

"Observations by researchers and rangers suggest the incidence of wombats with obvious signs of manage is lower in the ACT than in some other areas. Severely infested wombats that are brought to the attention of rangers are euthanased. Whilst medications are available to kill sarcoptic mites, the experience of rangers is that wombats given medications, such as Ivermectin, recover from mange in the short term but subsequently become reinfested.”

Jon Stanhope MLA Chief Minister
Bulletin31  Wombat Protection Society of Australia 31 June 2010

If you see a wombat disposed of on site, in a public place, please let us know. 

Story on RiotAct http://the-riotact.com/wombats-dumped/118262#comment-505440