2 biggest threats to wombats revealed in new data gathered by citizen scientists

  • Written by: Julie Old, Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University
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Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows “wombat warriors” to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops.

The project initially aimed to uncover information on all things wombat from across Australia, particularly...

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