Pouch Patrol 🦘

Pouch Patrol 🦘

It’s a common enough sight in the Wheatbelt.

A kangaroo that has had a run in with a vehicle.

🥺

Did you know though that there may be a Joey in the pouch waiting for rescue, even though it’s mumma has passed away?

We carry coloured tape and a pillow case in our car for this very reason.

The tape is to show other drivers that this roo has already been checked.

And the pillow case is to pop a live Joey in while we take it to a qualified wildlife carer.

Sadly, this little one that we found last weekend had already passed.

😔

We carefully took it out of the pouch in order to check for life and then respectfully placed it back with its mumma when we were certain it had passed.

If you are ever unsure, please contact your local qualified wildlife carer.

And if you are unable to check the pouch yourself, please notify the local community so that someone else can check. 🙏

We don’t know why this Joey had already passed.

It may have been trauma from the accident.

Or it may have been due to the heatwave, as the little body was boiling to the touch.

Either way, checking the pouch as soon as possible after an accident is vital! 🚨

Please share this message.

The more people on Pouch Patrol the better!

#CheckThePouch

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