Originally posted by Des Thanks Rob.Yes the treatment for mange is quite simple - cydectin pour-on drench. I know some landholders, in conjunction with wildlife carers, are putting brush-on drench points where the wombats go under fences. That sounds like a neat solution. Unfortunately a lot of farmers are more inclined to shoot wombats than to treat them.
In the ACT, volunteers are setting up arrangements where the treatment is applied when the wombats go in and out of their burrows. You're probably right about farmers - although it could be seen as humane, it will lead to local extinctions.
Quote: Love your roo shot. Here's another macropod. Swamp wallaby, K-3 + DA 55-300 PLM
Nice shot! We have so many wallaby species, but it's weird that there's only one member of Wallabia, being Wallabia bicolor, the Swamp Wallaby. In the ACT we have both Swamp Wallabies and Red-necked Wallabies. Theoretically there should be Rock Wallabies, but as far as I know, they're locally extinct in the wild. In eastern Australia, I've only seen Rock Wallabies at Jenolan Caves.