Bathurst district wombats being killed by mange disease

By Louise Eddy
Updated August 31 2015 - 6:29pm, first published 2:00pm
HEARTBREAKING: A mange-affected wombat seen wandering near Ben Chifley Dam at The Lagoon this week. Photo: PHIL BLATCH	 082615pbwombat2
HEARTBREAKING: A mange-affected wombat seen wandering near Ben Chifley Dam at The Lagoon this week. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 082615pbwombat2

THE shocking sight of this emaciated wombat with hair scratched off his back and thick skin crusting over his eyes is just one heartbreaking example of a deadly disease afflicting the animals.

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