My name is Kelly Arbon and currently undertaking a project with Adelaide Zoo (David Taggart) and Uni looking at the spatial distribution of sarcoptic mange (in SA, Vic, NSW), what causes its distribution and how it spreads into wombat populations for future management. At the moment I am collecting mange location data (to map) and have been sending out this survey below to different groups. The survey simply asks to report diseased and NON diseased animals (wildlife, domestic and feral pests), the general location and the date or time period (in the last 10 years).
See survey below for more info. As you are involved with wildlife you may be interested in helping and forwarding this email onto members or relative associates etc.

Mange is a skin disease where a mite burrows under the epidermis so symptoms will be associated with the skin. The usual symptoms of mange are severe itchiness on the elbows, ears, armpits, hocks, chest, and belly causing sores to develop (red pustules and yellow crusts in the skin), reddening of skin and inflammation, hair loss.

Here is a quick link to a website I found explaining further
http://www.mange-in-dogs.com/sarcoptic-mange-in-dogs.php

These symptoms could be casued by a variety of different things but if the animal was hunting foxes or going in fox holes it is most probably due to mange.

Below is the survey which I have been asking to simply return by reply
email. Your time and help is much valued and will be definately
acknowledged in my thesis! Thankyou very much and looking forward to
your reply,
Cheers, Kelly (0403 760 124)  
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SURVEY
 
Those involved with:

-          livestock species just data on: sheep, pigs, deer, cattle, horse
-          native wildlife: common and southern-hairy nosed wombat, kangaroos, wallabies, koala, possum
-          introduced pest: foxes, feral cat, pig, rabbits, deer, wild dog / dingo
-          domestic pets: dogs, cats, rabbits

If you have NOT seen mange, absence data is also important, so please still fill out the survey