Hi there everyone,
I was going to tell you about my day visiting Cape St George Lighthouse Ruins, but we got a little distracted while there.

We had been wandering around the ruins and watching the pods of whales breach, when we decided to go for a walk off the track and down an embankment to have a look around at a good fishing spot. As we were descending the embankment we could hear this really strange sound. At first we thought it was coming from the trees and might have been some sort of bird. It was the strangest honking sound. We looked around and realised it was coming from in front of us amongst the greenery. Keith parted the foilage and to our surprise there was Joey! He was so distressed and making this sound I have never heard let alone from a Joey! He was lying on his back and was unable to get up. Keith picked him up as he continued to make this honking noise and handed him to me while he had a look around the area for the Joey’s mum. I cradled him in my arms, he was very cold. After a couple of minutes he stopped honking and settled down. That’s my maternal instinct kicking in. We thought we would put him down and see if would just bound off, but he didn’t like that idea at all and let me know by grabbing at me and making his sound of distress. After that display, we knew we couldn’t just leave him there, it was obvious he still needed to be cared for. We wrapped him up in Keith’s jumper and took him to the information centre at Booderee National Park. The staff called NANA to come and collect him.

The volunteers that work for NANA have to be admired for the work they do, which is unpaid. You can visit the website by clicking on the following link

NANA

and view information on the do’s and don’ts if you happen to find injured wildlife and you can even make a donation as they depend on contributions to keep the service going.

All I can say is, that I felt privileged to have been so up close and personal with Joey. It was a lovely experience and I admire the people who work voluntarily for NANA. They do a great job nursing our injured and orphaned wildlife back to health so they can be returned to their natural habitat.

That’s not the end of the story either. About two weeks later, Keith came across a kangaroo which had been hit by a car. He moved the body off the road and checked inside her pouch only to find a Joey! After wrapping the Joey in a towel and taking him home, NANA was called once again. Where would we be without NANA?