The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs

Sweet Ruby and I are ready for Christmas with my t-shirt of Santa’s sleigh being pulled by kangaroos 🎅🦘🦘🦘 Thanks for the tee lisabozek

Sweet Serena loves to be hugged and carried around in her little pouch pillowcase. It comforts her to hear our heartbeat and breath. 💕

Mum mum mum…. you pick me up please 🤗 Yes, anything for you sweet and tiny Serena.😍❤

📍Alice Springs, Northern Territory 🦘 • • • • #alicesprings #kangaroosanctuary #kangaroosanctuaryalicesprings #backpacking #backpacker #travel #femmetravel #explore #adventure #travelinspo #instatravel #travelgram #lifeofadventure #explorerbabes #gapyear #solotravel #budgettravel #traveladdicted #travelcommunity #starttheadventure #thetraveltag #gltlove #lonelyplanet #girlslovetravel #gapyeartravel #girlsthatwonder

WHOLESOME 🦘 #ntaustralia #redcentrent #seeaustralia

Happy hoppy Wednesday! Love from best friends Timmy and Evelyn ❤🧡

Our darling Theo wishes you a Happy Hump Day 🐪🧡

This has been one of our favourite places in Aus thekangaroosanctuary near Alice Springs. Pictured here are two joeys (baby kangaroos) “grasshopper and Ferris” thekangaroosanctuary 💕 🦘 PLEASE STOP 🛑- when you see a dead kangaroo on the road!! The reason being that a Joey could be inside! The mother has strong muscles in the pouch that wrap around the Joey meaning it can stay alive for up to 5 days!! The steps involved in rescuing a Joey : 🦘… park car to the side of the road and never go onto the road unless there’s no traffic 🦘… pull kangaroo well off the road 🦘… check 💁‍♂/ 💁‍♀ 🦘… if female, check if Joey is inside pouch 🦘… feel your hand along the belly, if you feel a small bump there is a Joey… 🦘 … when removing Joey, it may have injuries that you can’t see, so be careful! 🦘… DON’T pull the teat off the Joey! 🦘… if it’s a furred Joey, gently ease it off the teat 🦘… put the Joey in a pillow case , t-shirt Furless Joey (Pinky)🌸 : 🦘… a newborn, very small and inside moms pouch… you will need to cut the pouch open down the side from inside, to get the pinky out… 🦘… cut the teat off with a scissors and tie the end of the teat with a piece of string / safety pin. The pinky will eventually release the teat 🦘… Keep the pinky WARM… it’s the biggest killer… place the pinky down your top, the skin to skin contact is the best as our body’s is the same temperature as the pouch . 🦘… keep the Joey / pinky in a quiet environment and can get a passenger to hold the Joey 🦘… if you think mother has been dead for a few days and might be dehydrated : - wet your finger with a little bit of water and dribble over their lips.. every 20-30 minutes 🦘… at the next town/ roadhouse ask for the wildlife carer number When you rescue a kangaroo it’s the best feeling…❤❤

Say hello to Ferris 💙 and Grasshopper 💕 We went to the Kangaroo sanctuary in Alice Springs where we met Brolga and his team who take care of orphan kangaroos.🦘 Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release the kangaroos back into the wild unless they have an injury and wouldn’t be able to survive and escape their biggest predator, a Dingo. I’d like to support them by bringing a awareness to people that a little joey most likely survives when the mum gets hit by a car. Kangaroos muscles are so strong, even in and around their pouch, that it protects the joey so well that the mum can even jump 8m with it inside. 💪🏼 Unfortunately there are so many accidents because the kangaroos start looking for food next to the road when they can’t find enough fresh grass during the hot summer. Of course it’s unavoidable sometimes when they just jump in front of a car but you can check if it’s got a joey in the pouch and if it’s still alive. If yes, take it, wrap it in pillow cases and blankets and hold it tight. Apparently there are people in every town in australia who rescue these little guys and can be found through a vet. A kangaroos pouch is over 30 degrees warm so that’s the reason why a little joey needs to be wrapped in lots of layers and cuddled. Some of the big kangaroos actually been rescued from people who tried to keep them as pets, which is illegal. But that’s why they are so used and close to humans. It was an incredible experience, I had no idea they are so smart, soft and loving. We actually nearly dropped a little tear when holding them. 🦘 #kangaroo#joeys#alicespringssanctuary#rescuejoey#helpsavelives#nt#ntaustralia#alicesprings#travelaustralia#camperlife#campervanlife#australian

Hmmm….did I turn off the iron 🤔 Ferris deep in thought. 😍

In 2017 I took a detour to Alice Springs while in Australia, with the sole purpose of visting thekangaroosanctuary run by Chris ‘Brolga’ Barnes. The sanctuary works tirelessly to rescue and rehabilitate kangaroos. I was extremely lucky to have spent some time with Roger, an alpha male kangaroo who sadly passed away at the end of 2018 and to this day holds a very special place in Brolga’s heart. It was an honour to meet him and although in his twilight years at that point, was still so full of the character I first got to know when I watched the BBC series Kangaroo Dundee.

King Teddy 👑 Viewing his kingdom from atop a bale of hay. 💜

Little 'Grasshopper'. 💚 Such a happy place amongst the kangaroos! #thekangaroosanctuary #ntaustralia #loveasutralia

Cuteness overload! 😍 "I’m Ferris and I love to hold my mummy’s hand 🤗💖" This little joey at thekangaroosanctuary in Alice Springs is just 7-months-old. 📷 thekangaroosanctuary #Kangaroo #Joey #Australia #NorthernTerritory #CentralAustralia #AliceSprings #Cute #Animals

Kisses from our very cute Little Man 😘💖

A quick hello from Milly who may fly away at any time with her lovely big bat ears 💖

We love holding your tiny paws Timmy 💕

We’ve had lots of requests for a Timmy update! Here is our darling having fun in the grass yesterday. 💚