This is a public webform for recording citizen sightings of wombats & mange in the ACT. Your sightings will help the ACT Government and wildlife groups in the ACT document where populations of wombats are occurring and whether they are healthy. Volunteers from Wombat Rescue and ACT Wildlife carer groups monitor the portal and aim to find and assess the sick wombats quickly. Where possible, they provide treatment.

For injured wombats requiring urgent care and attention such as injured on a road, please call Access Canberra 13 22 81.

The wombat mange project progresses a commitment under the Parliamentary Agreement of the 10th Legislative Assembly to fund ACT Wildlife to undertake mange treatment in the ACT. Collaboratively, the ACT Government and community volunteers will deliver a coordinated and comprehensive mange treatment program across the ACT.

More information:https://www.act.gov.au/environment/animals-and-plants/animals/wildlife-management/wombats

Terms of Use

Purpose of Data Collection
This ArcGIS Online application is intended for the collection of data to support the Wombat Mange Program and related conservation and species habitat projects.

Data Usage
The information that you provide will be used for conservation purposes and will be shared to ACT wildlife groups caring for these wombats. The original contributor retains the IP over any photos submitted. Any personal info and contact details (optional) will be kept confidential and used only for the purposes of the ACT wombat mange program.Wombat occurrence records (date and location) may be shared with national repositories of wildlife such as Atlas of Living Australia and NatureMapr (Canberra Nature Map) under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.For more information on the program visit theACT Wombat Mange Program.

Data Privacy
All personal data submitted via this form is optional (specifically contact details). Any personal data will remain confidential and only be used for the stated purpose.Data collection complies with the ACT Information Privacy Act 2014, ensuring the collection, use, disclosure, storage, and access of personal information adhere to the Territory Privacy Principles (TPPs).See theInformation Privacy Act 2014.

Data Security
We take data security seriously and have implemented measures to protect the data from unauthorised access and breaches.

User Responsibilities
By contributing data, you agree to provide accurate and relevant information.

Consent
By submitting data, you consent to the terms outlined here.

Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about these terms, please contact us at officeofnatureconservation@act.gov.au

The schema and metadata are available for use under creative commons licence, but the underlying data is restricted. Please see the summarised aggregated data here.