News
Wombats suffering and dying from treatable disease, say experts
Funding is needed to improve the delivery of a treatment to save Tasmanian wombat populations.
Tag: wombat
Wildlife
Why do wombats do cubic poos?
Poos come in many different shapes and sizes, but the wombat is unique for its cube-shaped excrement.
News
VIDEO: Jealous joey stealing hearts
Wildlife carers are lucky enough to be given a ‘sneak-peek’ into the lives of Australia’s injured and orphaned fauna – often with ridiculously cute results.
News
Derek the baby wombat melts hearts
An orphaned young wombat has stolen hearts the world over after being filmed running along a Tasmanian beach.
News
138 species near extinction are unprotected, says report
Australia’s protected areas need to keep growing to cover a raft of threatened species which are not covered by any reserves.
News
Rare baby wombat introduced to public
Taronga Zoo’s second baby wombat is proof of breeding success with these notoriously difficult-to-pair natives.
Reader Photos
AG reader photo: Tasmanian wombat
This wombat wandered down to the stream, tripping AG reader Heath Holden’s camera trap.
AG Blog
Wombat Watch: Week 1
Baby wombats orphaned by the Victoria bushfires are in good hands. Stay tuned to the AG Blog as Kylie Piper keeps an eye on them.
In February 2009, bushfires swept through Victoria, destroying towns and lives during the day that has come to be known as Black Saturday.
AG Blog
Wombat Watch: Week 2
We checked in with Wombalano, orphaned by the bushfires, and found she has established a new home and discovered her favourite food!
Wombats are rarely found after fires. This is because they can safely hide in their burrows out of harm’s way as the fires pass overhead. In the 2009 Black Saturday fires the intense heat caused by the flames is thought to have removed the air from the burrows…
AG Society News
Wombat Watch: Week 3
The fires have not just devastated the animal population – they have also affected the environment in which they live. Exotic grasses and weeds are beginning to shoot up in place of the native grasses necessary for the wombat’s survival. Small wombats, like Wombalano and her sisters, can be harmed by these exotic plants which can be toxic to the wombat’s system.
Students at the Darraweit Guim Primary School…