Amazing experience

[Guest Aussie pat]

We've just spent the weekend camping in Barmera. On Sunday am we were in town looking at the street market when the kids said that some one had a rabbit with 'really big' ears in their car. We had a look and couldn't believe our eyes. It was a little kangaroo! Next thing it's carer appeared. He was a park ranger and he had raised it after it was orphaned. It wanted to be held just like a baby and our two kids had a nurse. Can't describe how chuffed we all were.

[Anne B]

My children saw their first kangaroos in the wild (not in a zoo or wildlife park) on Sunday. We were at a family BBQ in the countryside outside Hahndorf and late in the afternoon 2 very large kangaroos appeared in the trees at the back of the property, then bounced off. Then driving into Hahndorf a little later we saw another 3 in a paddock. Needless to say the children were quite excited!

[Riponian]

I would love to see them in the wild, it is hard enough dragging 2 small kids round wildlife parks and asking them to be quiet there! lol

[andy and lindsey]

Hi there

We spent the weekend in Barmera too - great weekend and great weather. Did not see any kangaroos though!

Lindsey

[Diane]

Take them to this place: Emu Holiday Park - Vicki, who runs the place, is also the local animal rescue person, and is usually hand-rearing a couple of 'roos - if you're very lucky she'll let you help with the bottle feeding! Fantastic, and she has some amazing stories to tell. For instance, when a female that she's raised and released is carrying its first Joey, it comes back to her and opens its pouch to show her the baby! How cute is that!!

[Guest guest3462]

Michelle, there are hundreds of kangaroos hopping around Aldinga scrub, best time to go for a stroll is about 4 pm usually we see at least half a dozen! x

[Guest lippy]

We saw 2 emus at the side of the road on the way back from Mount Gambier.

[The Flinns]

We went to the Easter Fair at Meadows yesterday and saw 4 young orphaned Kangaroos with their carers. They were sleeping in special knitted pouches and 2 of them were being bottle fed. It was both cute and sad.

 

I will certainly be checking out Aldinga Scrub as we have Koalas up here but no Roos.