Photo from Goongerah Wombat Orpahange

The Andrews State Labor Government has issued permits to cull 200,000 kangaroos, wallabies and wombats, reports The Weekly Times.

Today’s report comes as a petition calling for the halt to killing wombats has reached the 80,000-level.

The petition was started after the 60 Minutes TV program and The Age revealed the promotion of wombat shooting at the Balaclava property at Murrindindi, in association with a ‘Dude Ranch’ promotion said to be assiociated with Chinese businessman Tom Zhou.

“At least three permits are handed out every week in Victoria to someone wanting to kill or trap wombats, as the state government’s cull limit has doubled over a decade,” says Samantha Dick of The New Daily.