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Volunteers help local wombats fight mange

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By Celeste Brittain

LOCAL Mange Management volunteers have been helping wombats fight mange in the foreshore bushlands of San Remo, Corinella and Coronet Bay. 

Mange occurs in wombats when female mites dig into the skin and deposit eggs that hatch. 

This process results in the wombat developing itchy scabs that can turn into infected and flyblown wounds because of the wombat scratchin...


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