Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When orphaned baby animals arrive at a rescue, the race is on to try to recreate the comfort they should have been receiving from ...

It was the beginning of realising her purpose and passion and Ms Vermaak started to dedicate all her free time to rescuing and rehabilitating these iconic native Australian marsupials. “I came to this ...

The summer holidays have a darker side for Yolandi Vermaak. At this time of year, the Canberra woman is called out about twice as often as usual to help animals that are injured or dying on the ...

A multi-million-dollar bequest from an American benefactor has shocked a volunteer wombat rescue program in South Australia. The man visited Mannum in South Australia to see the work two years ago and ...

Two men who set out for a day of fishing made a surprising catch when they scooped up a wombat struggling to stay afloat in a Tasmanian lake, video shows. Two men who set out for a day of fishing made ...

It’s 2019, and Brigitte Stevens stands beside a nondescript road at twilight in South Australia’s Murray country. She’s here to rescue wombats that have been buried alive on public lands. “This was ...

The Wombat Awareness Organisation orchestrated a “miracle” rescue with a team of volunteers that located and then retrieved Puddy from 7m down the burrow and 2.7m below ground. Founding director ...

MELBOURNE, VIC — An American influencer left Australia on Friday after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother. Sam ...