Species
Wallabies resemble small kangaroos with denser, more colorful or multi-toned fur. They are native to Australia and New Guinea and belongs to the same family as kangaroos.
In Care
Marlo
An endangered species orphan whose rehabilitation is being run alongside state recovery ecologists.
Brush-tailed rock wallabies are endangered in South Australia, so Marlo’s care is coordinated with state recovery ecologists and follows a specific protocol: minimal handling, species-appropriate browse, and rocky terrain in his enclosure so he develops the foot strength his habitat demands. He is destined for a monitored release site rather than a general one, and […]
Released
Banjo
A dog attack survivor from Kangaroo Island who spent eleven weeks learning to trust open ground again.
Banjo came in with puncture wounds to his flank and hind leg after a dog attack near Parndana. Antibiotics and daily wound care kept infection at bay, but the harder work was behavioural — he flinched at every sound for weeks. Slow habituation in a quiet paddock, with no human contact beyond feeding, brought him […]
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