Rescue groups are working hard to assist the numerous animals harmed by the bushfires that are still raging across Australia. These animals, especially the young ones, have no one else to turn to for assistance.
The Agile Project promised to take in the seven wallaby infants as soon as they learned of their urgent need. The wallabies are not related, but they are all from the same area, are about the same age, and all lost their mothers in the fires.
The Agile Project believed they were up for the challenge and immediately set a strategy into motion to bring the infants into their care despite the fact that taking care of that many joeys is a lot of effort.
“They’ve pretty much ‘bunny hopped’ from carer to carer up the coastline because we put a call out saying we’re here to help and take on joeys if needed,” Shai Ager, project manager for the Agile Project, told The Dodo.
Finally, the joeys arrived last week, and everyone at the rescue immediately fell in love. It wasn’t hard to see that these babies had already been through so much even though they were so young.
“When they first arrived in our care, they were very stressed as they’d all experienced some type of trauma,” Ager said. “A few of them had some minor injuries but considering what they had been through, they were still in high spirits.”
The wallabies’ rescuers wanted to make sure they were as cozy and relaxed as possible as they recovered from losing their moms and homes to the fires.
They set up the comfiest, cutest bed, made from a kiddie pool and lots and lots of blankets, and all seven babies took to it immediately, so happy to finally have a safe place to relax.
The joeys’ rescuers decided to give them all names as they made themselves comfortable, and they wanted those names to honor everyone who had contributed so much to helping Australia during this catastrophe.
The two boy joeys were given the names Andrew and Geoffrey in honor of two fallen firemen. To honor the celebrities who have offered support during this time of dire need, the five girls were given the names Chris Hemsworth, Ash Barty, Margot Robbie, Celeste Barber, and Rebel Wilson.
Everyone involved in the Agile Project believed the gesture would convey their appreciation for the support and highlight the individuals that support is benefiting.
The seven babies have since been placed with different carers through the Agile Project, and are getting the help and healing they need.
They’ll be released back into the wild once they’re around 14 months old, in an area that’s safe from the destruction of the fires. In the meantime, they’ll have lots of space to relax and tons of blankets to keep them cozy.
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