Kangaroo Citing in My Neighborhood

I live in Canada

Janice Tovey

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Photo by Suzuha Kozuki on Unsplash

There have been several reports of a kangaroo seen in my neighborhood. I live in a wooded area with a stream running through in Canada. While we have our share of racoons, squirrels, chipmunks, possums, coyote, red fox, Mallard ducks and herons, this is a first.

It is all over the local news and community Facebook. No zoo has claimed responsibility, so it is quite the mystery. No one seems to have a clue where this poor animal came from. Was someone keeping a kangaroo illegally and it has escaped.

I feel very bad for this animal. It is freezing cold here, the roads are packed with cars moving fast, and I can’t fathom how one would catch a kangaroo.

We have been warned to keep our distance.

To top it off, I was walking as usual through my local park yesterday. It is surrounded by dense bush and has a stream running through. It was just before dusk, and I was headed home on the path adjacent to the forest. Didn’t a head pop out of the trees ten feet ahead and then pop back in and disappear.

Sure, I had just seen for the first time a deer, I raced home to tell my husband what I had had the fortune to glimpse.

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Janice Tovey

My passion is writing. I also love reading, teaching, animals, nature, music, and humor. I am curious about everything and enjoy writing about all things.