Wandering wallaby safely captured
🦘He's been on the hop in the Lisburn/Ballynahinch area
A wandering Wallaby that’s been on the hop in the Greater Belfast area is now in safe hands after being captured.
Searches have been taking place over the past few days with sightings around fields and roadsides in the Lisburn/Ballynahinch area.
One sighting of the animal on a road has been widely shared on social media.
No one has come forward to claim the missing marsupial who's being nicknamed "Skippy".
An update on Lost and Found Pets North Down’s Facebook page said, “As you know we have been keeping a track of a stray wallaby for a few days now between Ballynahinch/Lisburn area.”
“First spotted around three to four days ago on a road followed by sightings in fields and roadsides he was sticking to one area .”
“Petting farms and known keepers were checked but no one had any missing so who owns this one.”
“Discussions have taken place over the last day or so between professional rescue team Skywatch NI and a vet and a plan was put in place to try and capture this Wallaby today however whilst some of the team were on route to where we had received sightings this morning a farm was able to detain him safely.”
“If this wallaby has been kept in captivity he will have been starving and likely frightened .
is now safe and in experienced hands where there are other wallaby for company and they are happy to let him stay if no owner comes forward.”
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