Neelie The Bandicoot

One evening I was out feeding the roos when my neighbour bought me a bag with this poor little thing in it. Inside was a male bandicoot he had pulled from his dog’s mouth. When I checked him out I was stunned he was alive, his throat had been torn out and you could see the inside of his stomach. I went to the vet immediately but they didn’t give him much chance of surviving. However, they felt we could try. That...

Missy’s Story

This is the story of Missy, a female Eastern Grey kangaroo who would be about 2 years old now. Missy came to me from a traveler who had picked her up when she was a very small joey, after her mother was killed by a car. They travelled with her for some time till they came to my area, she was getting a bit big for their bus and needed more room to exercise in. She was handed to another carer who gave her to me for soft...

Shae’s Story The Pretty Face Wallaby

It all happened like this. It was Friday the 13th February 2009, It was a cold, wet, windy day and I was going out that night, however my friend wanted me to come to his place instead. I said no at first then changed my mind and headed off. It was raining hard, and as I was driving I saw a dead wallaby on the road. I stopped, as we carers do, to check the pouch for a joey and move the female off the road. When I checked her...