Chris Brolga Barns
I then build the kangaroo sanctuary alice springs a 188 acre wildlife sanctuary for our rescued orphaned baby kangaroos and adult kangaroos which i opened in 2011.
Chris brolga barns. Living in a tin shed with no power shower or toilet chris barns shares his home with a mob of orphaned kangaroos. Barns grew up in perth in western australia in the 1970s and he was a shy. Book here i chris brolga barns first established the baby kangaroo rescue centre in alice springs in 2005. Kangaroo dundee and other animals.
In 2005 brolga as he likes to be called was leading a tour group out to uluru when he came across a dead kangaroo with a live baby in its pouch. Chris brolga barns is the founder of the kangaroo sanctuary in alice springs he was featured in the 2013 bbc documentary series kangaroo dundee barns and the kangaroo sanctuary came to international attention when roger one of the earlier kangaroos that he adopted went viral for his muscular physique. Chris brolga barnes runs a kangaroo sanctuary in alice springs in the northern territory he was dubbed kangaroo dundee in a bbc series about his work caring for joeys in 2013. The caretaker who is nicknamed brolga after the aboriginal word for the mighty australian crane acts as a surrogate mom to nearly 30 kangaroos including little joeys whose mothers were struck and killed by vehicles.
The caretaker who is nicknamed brolga after the aboriginal word for the mighty australian crane acts as a surrogate mom to nearly 30 kangaroos including little joeys whose mothers were struck and killed by vehicles. You can visit our kangaroo sanctuary on a guided sunset tour from tuesday to fridays. Brolga lives in a simple tin shed in the outback where he raises orphaned baby kangaroos. I m a full time kangaroo carer.
My name is chris barns but for about the last 15 years people call me brolga. Not many people would be game to look a two metre tall dominant male kangaroo in the eye. If you don t know what a brolga is it s a tall skinny bird. Meet chris barnes a local australian hero who has devoted his life to rescuing orphaned baby kangaroos in central australia.
Say goodaye to chris barnes a local australian hero who has devoted his life to rescuing orphaned baby kangaroos in central australia. Not many people could.