Where Hope Hops

In South Australia, current wildlife policy restricts the release of rehabilitated macropods, including kangaroos and wallabies, back to the wild.

With very limited lifelong sanctuary options, many joeys have nowhere safe to go. Your support creates permanent, species‑appropriate sanctuary for the macropods who cannot return to the wild.

Meet Ruby

Ruby was still in her mother’s pouch when a car hit and killed her mother on a South Australian road. A well‑meaning member of the public took Ruby home illegally and attempted to raise her, never seeking advice or veterinary care.

By the time she reached our sanctuary, Ruby was dangerously underweight and severely malnourished. X‑rays and CT scans revealed multiple untreated fractures to her skull, eye socket, and jaw, and several fractures in her foot – injuries she had been living with untreated, in excruciating pain.

Ruby was terrified of other kangaroos. Having been raised in solitary away from her own kind, she didn’t recognise other macropods or know how to be part of a mob.

Because her jaw will never close properly, Ruby will need ongoing surgeries, specialised feeds, and lifelong sanctuary support to eat and live comfortably.

Despite all of this, Ruby has fought hard to survive. In a calm, species‑appropriate sanctuary setting, Ruby has gained weight, now thriving at 16 kg, and has learnt to feel safe within her own mob.

Ongoing support ensures Ruby, and joeys like her, receive the specialised care and lifelong sanctuary they will always need.

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What We Do

Pouchie.z Kangaroo Sanctuary & Wildlife Rescue is an ACNC‑registered environmental

charity in Monarto South, South Australia.

24/7 emergency rescue for injured and orphaned native wildlife across South Australia.

Specialist rehabilitation and joey raising in a calm, purpose‑built sanctuary.

Lifelong care for macropods who cannot safely return to the wild.

How Your Gifts Help

$25 -- Provides enough quality hay and fresh browse to feed the joeys and adult macropods in care for one day.

$50 -- Covers a week of joey care, including specialised milk formula, bottle/teats, and pouch-washing costs for one orphaned Joey.

$100 -- Helps fund specialist items like pre and probiotics, medical supplies, wound care, fluid therapy, and electrolytes to stabilise newly rescued animals.

$250 -- Assists in covering one emergency vet consultation plus diagnostic imaging, such as an X-ray when an animal comes into care.

The amounts below are examples of the impact your gift can have across food, vet care, and Sanctuary infrastructure.

100% of gifts support wildlife care + sanctuary programs (DGR-endorsed). Used where needed most, unless designated + agreed in writing.

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