Our Farm News - Roo Release at our Boolarra Farm

At the end of March, these two young joeys were released onto our Boolarra property.

The joeys were rescued from the pouches of adult kangaroos who were killed by cars in the local area. They were brought into Jean Quicks' Wildlife Shelter in Boolarra, where they were placed into manmade pouches and bottlefed by Jean until they were old enough for release.

Once released, we try to interact with the joeys as little as possible to prevent them becoming tame, but they need a safe place to begin their exploration of the environment.  We keep a close eye on them during the first few weeks and months to give them the best chance possible of succeeding in their natural habitat. These two joeys have settled into their new home very well and are free to move on, but so far have chosen to hang around!  Over the past few years seven joeys have been released onto our property, and whilst a number have chosen to move on and join other local mobs, several have decided to stay close by, effectively forming a new mob on our land.