Monday, 1 April 2013
An Easter Monday story...
We were driving home after a lovely morning walking through the bush when we saw a dead kangaroo in the middle of the road. It wasn't marked with the pink cross that we know signifies it has been checked by a wildlife carer. In these situations we have always been told to look to see if there's a live baby in the pouch. In this case there was. It was hairless and about 30cm long. Russell and our daughters pulled its dead mother to the side of the road and rang our local wildlife person who cares for creatures in these situations. When she arrived we watched in awe and with great respect as she pulled the joey from the pouch, wrapped it up and put it close to her body to keep warm. We can only hope that the little one survives. Phone Wildlife Victoria 1300 094535 if you are in a similar situation.
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ReplyDeleteHi my name is Lydia and I love the blog I really wish that I had my own but this one is basically mine as well!!! The kangaroo story was really sad and the baby had crawled half way out of the pouch!!! Poor thing.
ReplyDeletePlease ... consider putting the number in your phone now. Here it is again - Wildlife Victoria 1300 094535.
ReplyDeleteSadly I've since been informed that the young Joey was too young to survive and was euthanased. Happily an encounter a few months ago ended more happily with a young wallaby surviving and thriving!
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