When a giant fire devastated Grampians National Park in southeastern Australia, a caretaker took in 20 young kangaroos the day after Christmas.
Transmits UNN with reference to Guardian Australia.
As fires approached the Grampians Estate in Victoria, Australia, on St. Nicholas Day, Pam Turner, a trustee of the Wildwood Wildlife Home, sheltered 20 young kangaroos in her living room.
I was very nervous. I was preparing for a giant fireball to fly over the mountains. I decided to stay because I had a cottage full of joeys. (In zoology, the word "joey" is used to describe a young marsupial, in particular, a kangaroo cub - ed.)
All of the animals in Pam's living room were raised by her after being orphaned. According to her, the kangaroos were too big to be evacuated, but too young to fend for themselves.
Roof sprinklers were activated on all the buildings of the shelter, which visibly frightened animals in the video.
The predicted 70-kilometer northeasterly winds that threatened to blow the fire toward Wildwood did not materialize, and Saturday's rain brought some relief to the shelter.
Fortunately, the wind had changed direction earlier. In any case, we were lucky, those on the eastern side of the mountain were less fortunate
The predicted 70-kilometer northeasterly winds that threatened to blow the fire toward Wildwood did not materialize. Saturday's rain brought some relief to the shelter.
But at least three homes in the town of Moystone and 11 outbuildings in the surrounding area have now been destroyed by the Grampians fire. Animal rescuers appreciate the loss of wildlife
Three homes in the town of Moystone and 11 outbuildings in the surrounding area have reportedly been destroyed by the Grampians fire so far, and animal rescuers are waiting for permission to enter the Grampians National Park to assess wildlife losses.