Determining Environmental Factors That Influence the Occurrence of Sarcoptic Mange in Bare-Nosed Wombats (<i>Vombatus ursinus</i>) Using Citizen Science Data.

ABSTRACT: Sarcoptic mange is a significant welfare and conservation issue in a diverse range of mammalian species, wombats being some of the most impacted. Cases have been observed in bare-nosed (Vombatus ursinus) and southern hairy-nosed (Lasiorhinus latifrons) wombats but not the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii). Here, we map the prevalence and model habitat suitability for sarcoptic mange that infests wombats across Australia. Presence-only data was isolated from wombat observation records entered into the citizen science project Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool (WomSAT). Environmental variables were collated from publicly available databases and prepared for analysis in ArcGIS Pro. Maxent modelling software was used to generate the habitat suitability model

SUBMITTER: Fryett ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695404 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature