Born out of the 2020 bushfires, Kangala Wildlife Rescue provides a 24/7 emergency service to rescue injured and orphaned native wildlife on Kangaroo Island. They also provide a rescue centre for rehabilitation and a sanctuary for ongoing care when required.
Thousands of hours have been generously donated by a dedicated group of volunteers caring for Kangaroo Island’s native wildlife since Kangala’s conception. This year, Kangala set to work building a new rescue centre, it was a huge community effort with many organisations involved in getting the project up and running.
“Our dear friends from Good House Builders and Sutherland Painters reached out to us when they heard we were building a new rescue centre and offered their services. Thanks to Sealink’s sponsorship, we were able to get these skilled tradies on site to install our doors and windows, and paint the entire building. This saved the charity thousands of dollars” says Director, Jared Karran.
“Our rescue centre is set up with ICU machines and other specialist equipment to allow our experienced carers to provide the best care possible for all injured and orphaned native wildlife” he says. Kangala has amazing relationships with our local and mainland vets who travel to KI to assist us at the centre”.
As part of their National Parks licence conditions, Kangala is required to have all male kangaroos who remain on the sanctuary desexed which can be an expensive exercise. The generous time donated by veterinarians coupled with support to travel to Kangaroo Island on the SeaLink ferry service has meant a major reduction of stress to the kangaroos.
Getting support for the resources needed from various organisations and individuals in the community means that time and money can be spent focused on better care for Kangaroo Island’s native animals and their carers. “We are supported by donations from all over the world and have a great following on social media which helps to educate our followers about our amazing Australian wildlife”, Jared says.
Looking to the future, Kangala is focused on completing their sanctuary and further building their local and national volunteer base to helping to provide this vital service to both animals and carers in the community.
For more information on the rescue centre and the great work they do, visit kangalawildliferescue.com
SeaLink is a proud supporter of this important organisation.
