We caught wombat Hazel who frequented the Tuggeranong leisure centre tonight. We’ve been treating her for mange but noticed she isn’t improving and made the call to bring her into care at our @rspca_act wombat enclosure When we captured her we saw the terrible wounds infected on her back. She would have died otherwise so I’m so glad we got her in time. This footage is unedited and shows the whole saga unfold. Cath is talking to her to distract her as she was very focused on me. It usually works

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This is important to me. The end goal of all that we do is a successful release. It is critical that carers have experience of wombats in the wild, their behaviour and their needs. It is equally critical to understand that as human, you can never replace a wombat's mother and teach your wombat all the skills they need to survive. But you need to have a good understanding of all the skills they need, even if you can't teach it all. You have to take into account that your released wombat will have