Instead of a kangaroo mom: Australians saved wild animals from fires, and now show how they care for them at home

Officials announced last Thursday that devastating forest fires in New South Wales in Australia were finally destroyed.

The fires that began in September after a three-year drought destroyed the natural habitat of some of the country's most beloved wild animals, including koalas and kangaroos. The authorities of New South Wales and Queensland, areas where outbreaks of fire escalated, declared a state of emergency on November 11. The fires did not stop completely, but the rain finally brought relief this week.

Wildlife Heroes

Rescue workers and animal care specialists rescued some animals that were left without families, food or homes. In New South Wales, wildlife advocates Gary Wilson and Julie Willis opened the doors of their homes to receive injured and orphaned young animals.

According to Reuters, Wilson and Willis took care of the small koalas for 25 years, which they usually saved after their mothers were hit by cars, so now they have taken six young kangaroos, struggling to survive despite burns, lack of food and water contaminated with ash.

“We don’t have children ourselves; this is what we spend our time on, ” Willis told Reuters. “We believe that it is a worthy business to take care of our children, whether they are kangaroos, viper or wombats.”"

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Saved kangaroos adapt to life after fires

Larger animals can sometimes escape forest fires, but smaller animals often cannot escape too far or quickly or safely hide from a violent and rapidly advancing fire. Which happened to a huge number of orphaned kangaroos, some of whom are now forced to live in the house of Wilson and Willis.

Orphaned kangaroos rescued during the forest fire season are now sleeping in cloth bags hanging in the living room of Gary Wilson and Julie Willis.

Usually gray kangaroos leave the bags of their mothers at the age of about 11 months, but the females continue to breastfeed until the babies are 18 months old. However, now baby kangaroos will have to eat “adult” food.

Willis gives the kangaroo bottled water, as water after fires can be contaminated.