Vombatus ursinus
Bare-nosed Wombat, Common wombat at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Vombatus ursinus | CarbonAI | 25 May 2023 | |
| Vombatus ursinus | davidcunninghamwildlife | 25 May 2023 |
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User's notes
Wombat had mange and was regularly scratching with his front or rear claws, or rubbing against branches. He entered a burrow at the location of the photos (next to the Butters Bridge).
3 comments
25 May 2023
Also reported to the ACT Wombat Mange Portal at
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/9bf75df45ef7499ba4a38305b3373d29
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/9bf75df45ef7499ba4a38305b3373d29
27 Jun 2023
I sent this page to Yolandi Vermeek yolandi.vermaak@gmail.com who has a group of people who treat mangy wombats
Location information
- Coordinates 149.033583-35.289817
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 May 2023 04:10 PM Recorded on
- davidcunninghamwildlife Recorded by
- Male Gender
- Injured / sick Animal health
- Yes Wombat has mange
Collections
- davidcunninghamwildlife Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vombatus ursinus Wombats & Koalas Mammals
Species information
- Vombatus ursinus Scientific name
- Bare-nosed Wombat, Common wombat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1718.73m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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