are wombats causing fence damage at your place?

Wombats are creatures of habit and are known to use the same track until it’s blocked, and this is when trouble starts. The landowner repairs the fence, and the wombat makes an alternate hole to enter or exit and so the process continues.

how to make your own wombat gate

Many of us have materials laying around the property that could be used to make a wombat “swing gate”. To get ideas, check out some designs that are in use and working successfully.

Living with wombats

At long last Bare-nosed wombats are now protected in all states. This is long overdue as unprecedented weather events of recent years is seeing a decline in numbers. It is only now that researchers have discovered how important wombats are to our landscape and although they may cause issues to property-owners there are solutions.

fence damage

Managing Fence damage caused by wombats and other herbivores accessing crops has been a dilemma for farmers for many years. This study by Philip Borchard  and Ian A. Wright  investigates the effectiveness of exclusion fencing and a simple ‘swinging wombat gate’ to reduce wombat fence damage. 

The results of this study showed that swinging wombat gates were more effective than exclusion fencing at selectively regulating access by wombats.

Installing wombat gates is easy, check out how.

Not only do they alleviate fence damage they can also be a permanent and easy way of treating mange. All WPSA wombat gates have a mange treatment container included in the gate design.

These easy to install versatile gates are now available throughout Australiahttps://www.wombatprotection.org.au/purchases

WOMBAT GATEs available FOR LANDOWNERS

If you are interested in purchasing wombat gates, please contact info@wombatprotection.org.au

wombats in balance with their environment

Unlike introduced animals which can overgraze the areas in which they live causing problems like erosion and weed invasion, wombats tend to live in balance with the environment.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A WOMBAT UNDER YOUR HOUSE

There are several reasons a wombat may decide to take refuge under your house. It may seek short term refuge or decide to take residence.

If our furry friend is keeping you awake in the wee hours of the night or you’re concerned it may be causing damage, our helpful fact sheet will provide some guidance.

use of wombat gates by wombats and other mammals on a farm

Many animals will use, or not, wombat gates if properly installed. Wombat gates can prevent the entry of unwanted animals into farming areas but allow access to wombats.

Roadkill Mitigation

A virtual fence actively alerts animals by producing a sound when car headlights activate a receiver on a post at the roadside.

The trial demonstrated that over an active roadkill prone length of 1.5 kilometers prior to the fence being installed 23 wombats were killed and after the fence was installed this number reduced to 6.

land clearing and logging

CHANGING ATTITUDES IN FORESTRY

Working with the Forestry Corporation of NSW, WPSA helped to develop guidelines and protocols for the protection of wombats in the Glenbog State Forest.

WPSA spearhead many initiatives for the protection of wombats, this is one such story of changing attitudes within the logging industry. You can read all about it by clicking the button below and you can review the new guidelines by clicking here "Glenbog Guidelines"

one way exit gate

A wombat burrow is sometimes discovered in an unsafe and inappropriate place. Burrows in these circumstances may need to be removed. Read more to find out how this can be done safely.