0202410220432

WomSAT Description: WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tools) is a citizen science project aimed at monitoring and protecting Australia's wombat populations.

The initiative provides an online platform for community members to record wombat sightings and burrow locations across the country, helping to track wombat populations and identify areas where they may be under threat. The data collected helps inform conservation strategies and management decisions.

By engaging citizens in data collection, WomSAT aims to raise awareness about wombat conservation issues and contribute to the protection of wombats.
STARDIT ID: 0202410220432

Dates

State ongoing
Start 2015-01-31
Form updated 2024-10-22

Report authors

Heather McCulloch
0009-0009-0065-3654

Location

Australia

URL

https://womsat.org.au/womsat/

Aims

To gather data on wombat populations and threats

To support wombat conservation efforts

To educate and engage the wider community

Keywords

Wombats

Citizen Science

Category

management/monitoring

Inputs

individual

Associate Professor Julie Old (link)

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Task: Lead, WomSAT

organisation

Western Sydney University (link)

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Task: Research and project leadership

organisation

https://www.csu.edu.au/ (link)

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Task: Collaborates with Western Sydney University on research and project leadership

funding

(link)

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Unknown

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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

funding

(link)

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Unknown

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Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley

Outputs and impacts

publication/report/document

Mayadunnage S, Stannard HJ, West P, Old JM (2023). Spatial and temporal patterns of sarcoptic mange in wombats using the citizen science tool, WomSAT. Integrative Zoology. DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12776 (link)

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publication/report/document

Mayadunnage S., Stannard HJ, West P, Old JM (2022). Identification of hotspots and the factors affecting wombat vehicle collisions using the citizen science tool, WomSAT. Australian Mammalogy. 45, 53-61. DOI: 10.1071/AM22001 (link)

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publication/report/document

Skelton C, Cook A, West P, Spencer R-J, Old JM (2018). Building an army of wombat warriors: developing and sustaining a citizen science project. Australian Mammalogy. 41, 186-195. DOI: 10.1071/AM18018 (link)

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dataset (open)

Stage: Data analysis is underway

Data

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