Bushfire Wildlife Rescue & Support

WTF ! Wombat kill permits surge in Victoria! 😡

Why do they give out so many permits to people, to kill our amazing beautiful native wildlife?

I truly don’t understand! 😔

❤️ Bushfire Wildlife Rescue & Support 🐨

BREAKING: Victoria has released its annual data for “Authorities to Control Wildlife”, showing a sharp rise in native animals approved to be killed.

⚠️ Included were 4,321 wombats approved to be killed , a massive increase on the 2,692 the Victorian Government allowed in 2024.

Victoria also approved the killing of:
- 162,644 eastern grey kangaroos
- 870 galahs
- 3,410 rainbow lorikeets
- 424 brushtail possums

These are sentient animals. They are part of Victoria’s ecosystems, landscapes, and identity. Yet the state continues to authorise killing on a scale most people would never imagine.

This isn’t “control”. This is a system that normalises the mass killing of wildlife quietly, annually and with government approval.

Find out more about Victoria’s licence to kill system and how we can end the disturbing practice here: https://takeaction.humaneworld.org/page/186199/action/1?locale=en-AU