The Kangaroo Sanctuary

I had the amazing opportunity to do a tour at The Kangaroo Sanctuary. Brolga has been focusing on baby kangaroo rescue for for 14+ years, first establishing the Baby Kangaroo Rescue Centre then building the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs. 

The sanctuary is off the beaten path, not allowing any personal cars to come and no signs on the road to even indicate where it’s located. The hope is that the kangaroos won’t become too comfortable with humans.

Kangaroo Facts:

• Most orphaned Joeys come from roadkill. It’s advised that you don’t drive around dusk and dawn due to the heavy animal activity. If you do see a recent hit, you should check if a baby is still in the mom’s pouch

• Kangaroo milk is low in lactaid, so if you rescue an orphan you should just give it water as any other milk substitute will hurt it

• The most famous kangaroo, Roger, was 6’7” tall and weighed nearly 200 lbs - ALPHA MALE. He sadly passed away in December 2018 and there’s now a memorial up at the sanctuary

• The BBC UK / National Geographic USA filmed the “Kangaroo Dundee,” a three part series that follows the lives of the kangaroo mob