NAMING A KANGAROO JOEY
At the moment we have two female joeys recently graduated from the pouch and as yet unnamed. As a part of our fund-raising effort we would like to give you, our readers, the opportunity of choosing names for them.
The honour of naming will go to the person who makes the highest bid. You can bid to name either one or both joeys.
The name you may want to give could be in memory or honour of a friend or family member; to mark a special occasion in your life; a traditional name from your country and culture; one connected with nature; or a name you especially like, or have even invented. The only restriction is that it is respectful and has no bad or illegal connotations.
At the end of the auction period the winning bidder for each joey will be contacted. Once the bid amount has been paid, joey will officially be given the chosen name, and the winners acknowledged on the website unless they ask to remain anonymous.
If you are interested in bidding to name one of the joeys:
SPONSORING A KANGAROO
For $AU 65 you can co-sponsor a kangaroo for two years. Sponsorship will help provide food, medical care, safety, shelter and comfort for the ‘roos.
Sponsors will receive a personal email with news and the most recent photo of their kangaroo each three months of their sponsorship.
INTRODUCING OUR KANGAROOS
Below is a list of kangaroos available for sponsoring and a few details about them:
1: As yet unnamed female joey orphaned by the recent bushfires. She’s as cute as a button with soft brown fur and big brown eyes. Currently in vet care she will be with us in February 2020
2: As yet unnamed female joey orphaned by the recent fires. She is being cared for while her injuries heal and will come to us in February 2020
3: Lauru is the oldest of the three kangas living with us. She’s a loving girl who adopted little Bambi when that joey’s mother died. She loves to give everyone big sloppy kangaroo kisses. And she hasn’t forgotten that she lived inside when she was an orphaned joey herself; if she gets the opportunity to sneak into the house she’ll head for our bedroom, jump on the bed and stretch out comfortably there.
4: Bambi is the daughter of Naru (mentioned in another page of this website). Bambi had emerged from her mother’s pouch at Christmas (2013), only a few days before Naru died. At first she felt lost and confused, but dear Lauru adopted and watches over her, and they sleep and stay close together. A young Taiwanese woman who was studying English in our home at that time named her Bambi, saying she was cute like Bambi the deer of story and film fame.
5: Benjamin is a teenage male and the son of Bambi. Although a big solid guy, he is a bit shy because he was not raised inside he still will happily eat your sandwich if you let him.
6.”Released Roos” a number of other hand raised roos have been released on the sanctuary. Some are still there and others have migrated off into the adjoining bush-land, occasionally visiting for a special snack.
As well as our hand-raised kangas, there are a number of family groups (“mobs”) of wild kangaroos living at Shalom Valley Farm Wildlife Sanctuary.
Instead of sponsoring one of our kangaroos listed above, you may like to make a one-off or regular donation of any amount. This will help us to protect all the roos, hand-raised and wild, as well as the many other creatures living on the farm.