ICYMI: Tuesday was Australia’s National Wombat Day! Conservationists in Queensland studied critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombats at the Richard Underwood Nature Refuge (RUNR) recently, in an effort to better understand the “skittish” species. In a blog post coinciding with Australia’s National Wombat Day (October 22), the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) said that its ecologists, along with researchers from the University of Adelaide, collected the samples at RUNR, located just

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It’s strange the turns life takes. When Wombat Rescue was founded it was primarily about the work out there. In the field. The rescue side of things that includes mange treatment. And although I now get average 5 callouts per week I find myself looking at this little girl (and Raye) and think this is right. I was meant to be her carer. Something like destiny😊 she is so trusting.. and Raye is not just such a great diplomat (or DiploBat) for her kind but she’s such a gentle and calm girl. Jemma s