Hunter shoots kangaroo and takes joey home in a grocery bag causing friction burns to her delicate skin

THIS gorgeous baby roo has finally hopped into loving arms after it was taken home in a grocery bag by the hunter who shot dead her mum. The joey was barely alive when passed on to a wildlife carer.

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A KANGAROO whose mother was shot dead is being raised by a dedicated northern beaches wildlife carer.

The female baby eastern grey kangaroo – which the carer hopes readers can suggest a name for – not only lost her mum, but was taken home by the hunter, who wasn’t able to care for her properly.

She was clinging on to life when she got to Adrina Selles’ house in Dee Why, via Ryde Vets, where she ­arrived in a grocery bag, which was too rough for her skin, causing friction burns.

After a few days in care, the joey is looking brighter

The kangaroo joey when she arrived at Sydney Wildlife

She is believed to have been shot in Rockley, the other side of the Blue Mountains.

While Mrs Selles is now hoping the baby will pull through, she issued a plea to call the experts if you see ­injured or orphaned wildlife.

“It’s kind of a battle now,” she said. “She’s so skinny and dehydrated. She’s got ­diarrhoea and that can be fatal. And it could have all been avoided.

“People are taking the joey home and thinking they can care for them,” she said.

“They should call a wildlife organisation, even if you are at the site, we will try and get someone out, and tell you what to do.”

A baby kangaroo whose mother was shot is being cared for by a Dee Why expert Adrina Selles

Adrina Selles is an experiencd wildlife carer, looking after the joey

The baby weighs far less than she should and, at this age, wouldn’t even come out of her mother’s pouch.

The new arrival also has a hot water bottle to stay warm, and is being fed on special electrolyte solution.

Despite having to get up at 1am and 3am for feeds, Mrs Selles and husband Alf say it’s worth it to help save little lives.

“I just value our environment so much, and every little critter is there for a reason,” she said.

Mrs Selles, who has been caring for sick and injured wildlife for four years, currently has two older kangaroos in her care.

Keeping native wildlife requires a special licence.

A baby kangaroo whose mother was shot is being cared for by a Dee Why wildlife volunteer. Pictured is

She makes the creatures makeshift pouches, by sewing together the arms and bottom of old fleecy bodywarmers and hanging them on coathangers.

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