Rehabilitate Wallabies & Other Native Wildlife

Message from Rosie the Joey

A while ago you met my Mum  

She died before help arrived

A passer-by found her

And spent a moment by her side.

Just as the stranger

Turned to walk away

They thought they saw a movement

and decided they would stay.

They looked a little closer

To see what they could see

And found that little movement

Was living, breathing me.

They got in quite a flummox

and didn’t know just what to do

How could they help me

Should they take me to the zoo?

They rang their local vet

Who said, “All you need to know:

Is for help with native animals

Call Sydney Wildlife 9413 4300”.

There are wildlife rescue groups

Right across the land

Who are there to assist at times like this

And to lend a helping hand.

A wildlife carer quickly arrived

And took Mum and me away

They are taking special care of me

I’m growing stronger every day.

So the morale of this story

Is that should you ever find

A dead possum or a kangaroo

Or marsupial of any kind

Just stop a moment, check the pouch

To see what you might see

You just might find a little joey

Like living, breathing me.

 ©Sydney Wildlife 2014

Great News….. we have been able to release Dell into a wildlife sanctuary now she is 18 months of age. As we did not know exactly where she came from, we were not able to take her back to release where she was born. She now has her own mob of kangaroos to live with and help her learn all she needs to know about being a kangaroo.

Back in the rehabilitation facility, we have planted more native plants that will provide extra food for the macropods living in the facility and teach them how to graze. We have also had plumping laid so we can have a tap within the facility to make it easier to clean, water the plants and also refill the drinking troughs.

Presently we have 3 macropods living in the rehabilitation facility. It is great seeing them grow and thrive in this facility that wouldn’t have been possible without your generous support.