Helping Wombats Suffering From Mange In The Central West

Wombat Mange is a disease caused by the sarcoptes scabiei mite. The mite burrows into the skin of its host causing thick crusty skin and hair loss. It is so itchy and wombats can injure themselves trying to scratch because of their sharp claws. Mange can result in death and blindness for a wombat.

It takes roughly 3 months of weekly doses of moxidectin to treat a wombat with mange.

By donating you will be helping buy the supplies we need to treat a wombat suffering with mange.

Based off 3 months of treatment, it costs $200 to treat 1 wombat for mange.

These costs include;
Mange Flaps, wildlife monitoring cameras, Battery’s for cameras, blue dye, burrow markers, moxidectin, anti bacterial spray. Plus countless volunteer hours and kilometres driven weekly to treat wombats across multiple properties.

This fundraiser is being run for WIRES Central West Branch. With all proceeds going to the treatment of wombats in the Central West, New South Wales.

Whilst our main focus is on treating wombats with Mange. We are also licensed wildlife carers and have constant injured and sick animals in our care to rehabilitate ready for release. This takes a lot of hard work, both physically and emotionally and is all done on a volunteer basis. Currently in our care there’s Bert who suffered serious wombat attack wounds. Meg who was found all alone and malnourished. And Ivy who has a fractured femur and calcium deficiency. This means a lot of trips to the vets for X-rays and treatment plans.

Funds raised all go to Kanimbla Wombats for the care of wombats.