Adelaide Hills Kangaroo Rescue

16/05/2026

While we put together some updates on the Adelaide Parklands, how cute is Bambi? She’s in care with our rescue organisation. We usually stick to highlighting sanctuaries…but….it feels like everyone needs to watch some Bambi video after this horrendous week. ❤️

Thank you to Animals Australia for sharing her story!

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25/04/2026

April 25th is World Veterinary Day and we want to specifically acknowledge our vet team at Mount Barker Veterinary Clinic - Dr Tina, Dr Lucie, and Dr Helene - and also all the vets across Australia caring for native wildlife.

To our vets who have supported AHKR and the joeys in our care, thank you.

The joeys might not know all the people who fought for them. We do - and we're grateful for every one of them.

20/03/2026

Please remember our kangaroos when you hit the polls today. And the native ducks as duck killing season starts.

Vote like their lives depend on it.

03/03/2026

21/02/2026

A message from the heart.

I have been avoiding visiting any social media sites over the past few months due to battles with my mental health, while giving my focus to the joeys we currently have in care. It’s a juggling mission made easier by a wonderful support system ❤️

Yesterday, I opened Facebook to see a post made by a fellow wildlife carer that broke my heart. This carer is one that we have worked alongside for many years now, they have provided support, advice and care for us and many of ours and their own wildlife cases.

Despite all of their hard, dedicated, knowledgeable work with kangaroos, when they shared a heartbreaking story of a Joey that sadly had to be put to sleep after gaining advice from trained vet staff, a person shunned them and wrote some incredibly insensitive comments regarding the intentions of all wildlife carers. That they jump to euthanasia, that they can’t be trusted.

A reminder from us to them:

Permitted wildlife carers are volunteers. All vet fees, food, milk is provided by and paid for by the carer. For kangaroos in South Australia - that is for life.

Wildlife carers do not receive any mental health support unless they seek it via the same avenues you do. There are no resources available that specialise in wildlife related trauma.

The animals that are taken into care are treated the same as many of you would treat your pets. They are family. The moment you receive a call for an injured or orphaned animal your entire soul is devoted to making the best decision for that animal. They will carry the trauma, the heartbreak, the love, the sleepless nights - with them.

Many of us have dedicated their lives to advocating for those that cannot advocate for themselves. It is a selfless, hard, heartbreaking, traumatic, exhausting, payless job. You are the financial and educational advocate for an animal that the Australian Government pays people to kill.

Whoever, wherever and however you support wildlife and animal rescuers - be kind. There are always going to be bad eggs in the world - do not let them take away from the support of those that share the stories that many are too ashamed and scared to share.

Please take the time today to say or do something kind for a volunteer. Whether that be a wildlife carer, an emergency service worker or community support.

In a world where you can be anything, be kind ❤️

17/02/2026

It's been a long and scary day! In the early hours of the morning we were alerted to a grass fire way too close to where we are located.

Moving wildlife can be complicated, so we monitored the CFS page and alert apps and prepared for evacuation if required.

The CFS fought the fire that had expanded into scrub for some 5-6 hours until bombers could come in upon daylight. The ground crews will remain on site for some time..

We are so thankful to the Macclesfield Country Fire Service, the SA Country Fire Service, and all the emergency services and FFU that attended.

Today was a huge reminder that a well equipped CFS means the volunteers are safer and the community is safer. (And less wildlife will be impacted!) From the siren that alerted the entire town to the aerial support.

Also, thank you for all the messages offering support and checking in that we were safe!

12/02/2026

We’d like to acknowledge and thank Mount Barker District Council for their support through the 2025 Environmental Grant enabling us to purchase a thermal monocular.

Finding injured wildlife at night can be incredibly difficult. Dense scrub and darkness mean injured wildlife are often completely invisible with torchlight alone. The first two images here show a koala that had been reported as injured in a tree at night. This koala was impossible to locate by torch alone. The third image shows a kangaroo well off into a paddock that had been hit by a car.

Tools like this allow rescuers to locate wildlife faster, spend less time searching in unsafe conditions, and reduce stress and suffering for wildlife. That translates directly to better animal welfare outcomes.

Thank you to Mount Barker District Council for supporting practical, on-ground solutions that genuinely make a difference for wildlife and volunteers in our region.

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at Adelaide Hills Kangaroo Rescue 🦘🩷

We wish you all the loveliest day whether it be with your family, friends or a quiet day at home.

We give our appreciation to those that aren’t able to spend Christmas with their loved ones, emergency service workers and veterinary staff that have all committed to the selfless act of helping others during these holidays ❤️

Happy hoppy-days! 🎄

06/12/2025

Bambi 🩷

Bambi and her story is one worth reading.

Bambi is one of the lucky ones, as crazy as that is to think. A few months ago we received the call for a young Joey that had been found in her deceased mother’s pouch. This isn’t uncommon, and is realistically where most joeys are found - orphaned and in desperate need of help. However, Bambi’s mum didn’t need to die. This wasn’t an unavoidable vehicle accident or illness. She was killed in pure hatred. The man who found Bambi was well aware of his neighbours activities, so when he was warned that his neighbour would be out shooting kangaroos that night - he did what any person with a soul would do, he checked for any pouch young or potentially suffering victims. That night he checked the area that he knew the man would be shooting and only saw 1 kangaroo. That kangaroo had pouch young. The next morning, after hearing only 1 shot overnight, he went to check where that mother and Joey were. Sure enough, there she was, lying dead in the cold grass. He checked her pouch, where our darling Bambi was tucked away. No longer hearing the heartbeat of her mother, no mob to keep her safe if she chose to leave her only known safety, her food source and her family. She was beginning to freeze. Thankfully, Bambis rescuer took her into safety and called us for assistance. Her eyes told of her story. She was terrified. Our hearts broke for her. After some days, she began come out of her shell and realised that we were there to help, we were safe. She is now thriving in care with her sister, Darla.

It’s important to remember that the only law this shooter broke was not shooting Bambi as well. The killing of her mother was completely in the rights of his destruction permit. He killed the only adult kangaroo left on his property, leaving her Joey to die a slow, painful death. These cull permits are not monitored. There are no compliance checks. Who knows what this person said when he applied for his permit, that he had hundreds of kangaroos on his property causing destruction? A clear lie.

This industry is not fair. It is upheld by misinformation and terrible science that is outdated and cruel. Kangaroos like Bambi and her family are the ones that pay the cost, every single night.

Video is of Bambi a few days after her rescue once she felt more comfortable 🩷🦘

24/10/2025

Happy World Kangaroo Day! Our hearts were full seeing Facebook flooded with pictures of beautiful kangaroos today. What a joy! 🦘