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Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 10 Aug 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Vombatus ursinus 2 Apr 2024 CarbonAI
Vombatus ursinus 2 Apr 2024 Louisab

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Is this evidence of a wombat near peak of mt majura?

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DonFletcher wrote:
   2 Apr 2024
Without a scale its hard to tell but looks more like kangaroo from here atm. But wildlife carers have introduced wombats to the area and there have been sightings of them elsewhere on Mt Majura
waltraud wrote:
   2 Apr 2024
There were sightings of wombats at the east slope in front of wombat warren (1, see Vombatus ursinus (Bare-nosed Wombat)) and Blue Metal Road (1, photographed by worker building gas pipeline under BMR not recorded on CNM).
The wombat home on the east slope was destroyed by illegal BMX / mountain bike trail building during Covid lookdown.
waltraud wrote:
   2 Apr 2024
I agree with Don; the droppings look a bit small against the rock aggregate of the road. Interesting to hear that wildlife carers release wombats on Mt Majura.
DonFletcher wrote:
   2 Apr 2024
Hi Waltraud, First there were no wombats at Ainslie-Majura. Now they are present. Its just my assumption that carers put them there, because there has been a lot of wombat rearing going on especially in the last 20 years. Alternative hypotheses: 1) They were always there but habitat is marginal so population remained at 2-3 animals and never came to our attention (seems highly implausible); 2 They were air-dropped in by parachute (likewise).
waltraud wrote:
   2 Apr 2024
Louisa you know how wombat poo looks like...
Louisab wrote:
   2 Apr 2024
Yes I’m very familiar with wombat poo in Victoria. Yesterday I saw this on the summit road and thought ‘wombat poo’ as I went by. Then I thought I should take a pic and post as I knew there was interest in the whereabouts of wombats on mt majura. But I also know that it’s quite possible it was large kangaroo poo as there is a lot of variation and this poo was not particularly fresh.

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