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World Wombat Day 22 October 2026

Bare-nosed wombats are native to ACT and need your help.
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ACT Wildlife will be celebrating World Wombat Day on the 22nd of October 2026!

The ACT is home to the Bare Nosed Wombat who live in the bushy areas around Canberra, often quite close to urban infrastructure.  Unfortunately wombats can be hit by vehicles when close to, or crossing roads, resulting in injured wildlife, or orphaned wombat joeys.

ACT Wildlife provides care to approximately 15 wombats and joeys each year, with joeys needing up to two years of intensive (and expensive) care.  This includes hundreds of hours from our volunteer carers and vets, as well as the provision of specialised milk powders, medications and enclosures.  This care costs in excess of $1000 per wombat.

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$25 buys specialist milk powder and teats for joey wombats. Joey wombats need bottle feeding until they are over 12 months old.
$50
$50 helps buy specialist veterinarian health treatment. A single dose of long-acting antibiotic can cost $200.
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$100 helps towards demountable enclosures. Two wombats need 90 square meters costing $5000 which keeps them secure until release.
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On this World Wombat Day we have set an appeal goal of $15,000 to support our wombats, with your tax deductible donation helping ACT Wildlife on what will be a busy period ahead!  We are also always on the lookout for new volunteers – so please check out our volunteers page for more information.

See below for some facts about wombats, and a story about orphaned wombat May who is being looked after by carer Anita.

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Real facts about wombats

  • wombat joeys come into care often after their mum has been hit by a car
  • currently there are 11 wombats in care who have been orphaned
  • wombat joeys stay in care for 18 months
  • wombat joeys can require feeding every 4 hours
  • wombat joeys are born without fur and cannot regulate their own body heat
  • unfurred wombat joeys need constant heat in a humidicrib
  • wombat joeys need specialised milk
  • one wombat can cost up to $1000 per year to keep in care before being released 
  • wombat habitat is decreasing and threatening their survival
  • wombats are adorable and caring for them is very rewarding

May was found by a member of the public abandoned at Boral Quarry, Mugga Lane with no mother in sight. She was dehydrated, stressed and underweight weighing only 3.5 kilos. She was assessed by a vet and ACT Wildlife wombat coordinator, Lindy Butcher. She was then handed to Anita for her long-term care until she weighs 20 kilos when she will be released.