Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease

Sarcoptic mange can leave southern hairy-nosed and bare-nosed wombats blind and deaf before eventually killing them

Two of Australia's three native wombat species are under threat from a disease which can leave the animal blind and deaf, and eventually kill them.

A project launched by the University of Western Sydney is calling on the wider community to help track wombat health, and hopefully stop the spread of the sarcoptic mange disease before it wipes out the animals.