Happy International Wombat Day! 💚 Join us as we celebrate our adorable wombat Millie and share our five favourite wombat facts! From cube-shaped poo to backward-facing pouches, these marsupials are full of surprises. | Symbio Wildlife Park

The northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is the world’s largest burrowing marsupial, but also one of Australia’s rarest mammals due to land-clearing, competition with livestock and rabbits, and threats from dingoes and wild dogs. Thankfully, the Australian Geographic Society is partnering with Australian Wildlife Conservancy to give these animals a second chance after their numbers declined to just 35 individuals. Read about the northern hairy-nosed wombat and donate to help Austra

Another wombat treated for mange early this morning. We suspect it’s Stu, a wombat treated once last year before he disappeared. One dose Bravecto is not enough so it’s starting from scratch again and hopefully we can give him two follow up doses. Lucky for him he has most of the fur on his back but his front legs and torso is covered in thick plaques If you want to support us in helping them please do. It costs us an average of $250 per wombat for treatment. You can donate at www.wombatrescue.c

Canberra-based wombat rescuer Yolandi Vermaark of Wombat Rescue is on the frontline of fighting mange in wombats. Here, Australian Geographic follows her on one of her typical weekends, which involves looking for joeys in roadkill and treating a small population of wombats with cydectin that helps get rid of mange. It's a hard story to watch, but Yolandi believes all Australians need to open their eyes to the incredible suffering wombats with mange endure. | Australian Geographic

💩 video.. Louis and Laila are on the same milk, same feeding regime and same weight but their poop couldn’t look more different He does use the log though which is very cute. It used to be pumpkin colour but turned darker with the bark they’re chewing on | Wombat Rescue