Wombat Talk

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what mange is and the history of mange treatment?  In this episode we chat about mange and how it affects wombats.  We talk to one of our former Directors and founder of Mange Management in Victoria, Jenny Mattingley,  how treatment started in Victoria. We also chat about current efforts and different methods and effectiveness of treatments.  Thank you for j...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how you can help wombats?  In this episode we look at WomSat, as a tool to record wombat sightings and how that is helping save wombats. We talk to Associate Professor Julie Old from Western Sydney University, who developed and manages WomSat. Julie shares with us some of the interesting findings after 25,000 entries by researchers and citizen scientists.  J...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat with Andrew Wong, forest ecologist, activist, and Greater Glider expert from Wilderness Australia, as we head deep into the far southern highlands of NSW, where a cloud forest is about to be logged — and over 900 wombat burrows and 126 Greater Glider den trees are in the firing line. With logging machinery potentially weeks away, Andrew explains what makes...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why human carers are sometimes needed to help raise and care for wombats?  In this episode, we chat about the main causes wombats need help? We talk to wildlife veterinarian Dr Howard Ralph about some of the most common reasons he sees wombats as patients. We also talk to David Everett from Wildlife Safety Solutions about one way of trying to help prevent ca...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how a newborn wombat – no bigger than a jelly bean – can make the epic journey all the way into its mother’s pouch?    In this episode we chat with Associate Professor Julie Old, an expert in marsupial biology and immunology. We explore joey development, the incredible science behind marsupial milk, the immune system, and so much more.  Thank you for joining...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what a wombat sounds like? In this episode we chat about why and how wombats communicate in different circumstances. In this episode, the wombats are our guests having their say. We also chat with wildlife veterinarian Dr Howard Ralph about the communication between doctor and patient. You will be able to listen to different types of sounds wombats can make....

Send us Fan Mail Wombat talk explores, the iconic bulldozer of the bush, the wombat, from how we see them to how they perceive us. Hosted by The Wombat Protection Society of Australia’s Chair Amanda Cox and Director Marie Wynan, both lovers of all things wombat. Join them and their guests as they discuss surprising facts and myths you would not have thought about, such as how they communicate, the...

Send us Fan Mail Wombat talk explores, the iconic bulldozer of the bush, the wombat, from how we see them to how they perceive us. Hosted by The Wombat Protection Society of Australia’s Chair Amanda Cox and Director Marie Wynan, both lovers of all things wombat. Join them and their guests as they discuss surprising facts and myths you would not have thought about, such as how they communicate, the...