🌿 The Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo — Lost for 90 Years, Found Again! 🦘 Deep in the misty Wondiwoi Mountains of West Papua, Indonesia, lives one of the world’s most elusive creatures — the Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo. First discovered in 1928 by zoologist Ernst Mayr, this rare marsupial vanished from sight for nearly a century, leading scientists to fear it had gone extinct. Then, in 2018, British naturalist Michael Smith embarked on a daring expedition into the remote jungles — and captured the first pho

It’s World Kangaroo Day! 🌟 They might often look laid-back (especially when caught mid-scratch like this one!), but one of Australia's national animals, the kangaroo, is resilient, social, and vital to Australia’s ecosystems! In the last financial year alone, the total number of rescue calls to WIRES for macropods (kangaroos, wallabies, etc.) was 16,518. That's 45 calls per day! At WIRES, we’re proud to be at the forefront of helping to rescue, rehabilitate and release kangaroos across Australi