Sue later writes:

I'm having a meeting this afternoon with the head of Help For Wildlife, who is 'mentor' for Porscha, and it's the organisation under which Forrest's future care and home will be decided. There is such power in this whole episode, I don't want it lost or dissipated into 'just a good story' and then forgotten.

Also, Porscha & I are thinking how best to use this money, so that it 'endures'. She desperately needs a tracking device, and we are looking at what such an item costs.

Ahhhhh. Nothing like a good scratch. Wombats are surprisingly agile and flexible, and their bulky build belies the speed at which they can gallop, if the need arises.

Earlier, Andréa had asked:

Will Little Forrest be able to function in the wild after bonding with Porscha & with you?

To which Sue had replied:

No, in fact the chances are that he may end up staying with Porscha. It very much depends on his recovery and what residual issues may be permanent. If his immune system is compromised, which is possible, his safest place is with Porscha. In any case, he has to stay with her for at least another 12 months. By then, he would (will) be 18 months old, at the age when independence from Momma is generally the case.

He would not be safe here at Wombat Bend unfortunately . . . viz his mother's death by car. Also, we would have to have a permit to keep him as a pet, and they are difficult to obtain. Wombats are almost impossible to 'contain' other than by concrete walls. If they want to go walkabout, they do. So keeping him secure within our fences would not work, much and all as I would give anything to have him.

Despite road signs at both ends of our property, Wombat Bend, Forrest's Mama was tragically killed by an uncaring motorist. Only a miracle saved him from the same fate.

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