Four orphaned joeys rescued from bushfire zone now in Sydney
They were left orphaned after their mothers were killed after being hit by cars. Now, thanks to a WIRES rescue volunteer, four joeys have been rescued from the path of a bushfire tearing through the South Coast and brought to Sydney.
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Four orphaned baby joeys are being cared for in the heart of the city after being evacuated from the path of the South Coast bushfires.
The eastern grey joeys — roadkill rescues not bushfire victims — took the four-hour drive with WIRES volunteer Clare to Sydney after her home was threatened.
Clare, who asked for her surname to be withheld, said the kangaroos would normally go to other WIRES volunteers nearby but all had been evacuated, so they were forced to move in with her in-laws in Sydney.
“It’s a long way to go but when you evacuate with four joeys, two wallabies, two dogs and a possum, not many people want to take you in,” she told The Sunday Telegraph.
“I was prepared to stay but police arrived at our house and said we had to leave right away.
“It was a full house, it was just me with all those animals, my husband drove in a separate car with the dogs. We didn’t take any stuff, just our animals.”
The joeys, all still bottle-fed and aged between nine and 11 months, are due to be released on December 20 but, due to the fires, their release site is under threat and may need to seek alternative accommodation.
“If anyone has a release site, if anyone has land and can help, please get in contact,” Clare said.
“Their original release site is under question right now because of the fires.
“They’re not siblings but they’ll need to stay together, they’re all different orphans but they’ve been raised together.”
Contact WIRES if you think you may be able to help.
Originally published as Four orphaned joeys rescued from bushfire zone now in Sydney