MAMMALS

Kangaroos, Wallabies, Wombats, Koalas, Possums, Gliders

Many animals are killed on roads, leaving orphaned pouched young still alive.

Remove the dead animal from the road being careful not to put your own life at risk. Check the pouch for young. It is important to keep pouched young warm: their mother is their source of warmth as they don't generate their own body heat. Keep pouched young warm (under your jumper) - they won't wet on you and I'm sure you will be surprised how clean they are.

Wrap in a warm jumper and place in a backpack or similar bag for easy carrying.

Do not try to feed any pouched young , they need a special diet and feeding the wrong milk could kill the baby. A warm not hot, hot water bottle and wool jumper will keep the baby warm until taken to the shelter. Any plastic bottle filled with warm water and covered with a wool jumper will make a good heat source.

Do not try to stand joeys up on the floor and let the children play with them. These animals cannot show their stress the same way as domestic animals.

Stress and noise kills them very quickly .

Note : Pouched young handled carefully and quietly immediately after road trauma have a much greater chance of survival.

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