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Daily Record
05-05-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Dumfries and Galloway search for escaped wallaby has 'exhausted all possible options'
Three-year-old Parma wallaby Wallace remains on the loose after his escape from Crazy Critters Experience. The search for an escaped wallaby has 'exhausted all possible options' of finding the little creature. Wallace got out of his enclosure from Crazy Critters Experience at Johnstonebridge on April 24. Since then, a huge search has taken place including drones, dogs and experts from Galloway Mountain Rescue Team. But the three-year-old Parma wallaby remains on the loose. In a Facebook post from Crazy Fritters Experience owner Luke Mitchell, he said: 'It is with great sadness we announce we have exhausted all possible options of finding Wallace. 'Eight days from morning until night, little sleep, not even managed to finish a meal in eight days. 'We have had thermal and image recognition drones from • Local game keeper • 33 Air Solutions • Galloway Mountain rescue 'We have covered acres upon acres of land and forestry. 'We have had scent trained dogs and tracking dogs from UK Deer Track and Recovery in and neither have managed to trace a scent. 'We have searched mornings, afternoons, nights, early hours and had no success. 'We have made traps and left familiar items along with supplement food and had no results 'We have ran out of options to try and locate where he is, all evidence is suggesting he is nowhere near, in fact there's no evident other than possible sightings that he was 'loose', the lack of traceability or even signs of wallaby are none existent. 'I am hopeful and praying that Wallace has gone off on his own and will be found/seen or make his way home soon so this search leads onto a location or some form or intel to his whereabouts. 'Please continue to keep your eyes peeled and call us immediately if you see any signs of him.' It is believed on the night Wallace escaped he had been frightened by dogs and he hurt himself while getting out of his enclosure. The three-year-old is thought to be the only Parma wallaby ever to be hand-reared after he rejected by his mum. The small marsupial native to forests and densely-vegetated areas of northeastern New South Wales, Australia. They are described as being 'about the size of a stout cat' and live mainly under thick plant cover in the wild, only active at night when they emerge to feed on grasses and small plants. They are so shy and elusive, Parma wallabies were thought to be extinct until their rediscovery in the 1960s. Anyone who can help or thinks they have seen Wallace should call Luke Mitchell from Crazy Critters Experience on 07546 912001.
Daily Record
30-04-2025
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- Daily Record
Mountain rescue experts join search for escaped wallaby in Dumfries and Galloway
Mountain rescue experts have been helping in the ongoing search to find an escaped wallaby Little Wallace has been missing since he got out of his enclosure from Crazy Critters Experience at Johnstonebridge on Friday night. A huge search of the surrounding countryside has taken place, with drones helping to scour the area. However, the three-year-old Parma wallaby has still to be found. On Tuesday, Galloway Mountain Rescue Team's drone pilots were called out to help with the search. In a Facebook post, they said: 'Despite the best efforts of our pilots, equipped with state of the art drones and thermal imaging, there's been no sign of him yet. 'If you're in the area, please keep an eye out and report any sightings to Crazy Critters.' It is believed Wallace was frightened by dogs on Friday night, causing him to escape. The little animal hurt himself in the process. Wallace was rejected by his mum and is thought to be the only Parma wallaby ever to be hand-reared. The small marsupial native to forests and densely-vegetated areas of northeastern New South Wales, Australia. They are described as being 'about the size of a stout cat' and live mainly under thick plant cover in the wild, only active at night when they emerge to feed on grasses and small plants. They are so shy and elusive, Parma wallabies were thought to be extinct until their rediscovery in the 1960s.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Abandoned tents found untouched after wildfire
An abandoned camp site has been found with its tents undamaged in the middle of an area of south west Scotland ravaged by recent wildfires. Galloway Mountain Rescue Team (GMRT) set off from Glentrool on Tuesday evening to check a number of potential locations where belongings might have been left behind by people forced to evacuate. They found one camp still standing with the tents untouched and just a damaged melted fishing rod nearby. No trace was found of the two remaining possible camp locations. Wildfires broke out in the area last week resulting in a number of families camping around the lochs being forced to evacuate - leaving their belongings behind. The area was badly affected for a number of days before the incidents were finally brought under control. GMRT was made aware of three possible camp locations where items might have been left behind - the furthest of them a four-mile walk across terrain that "as far as the eye could see, had been scorched by fire". "Upon reaching the first location, we were met with an unexpected sight - camp one was still standing," said a statement from the rescue team. "Aside from a single melted fishing rod, everything remained intact. "The fire had completely surrounded the tents but, remarkably, left them untouched." Efforts continued to locate the remaining two camps but no trace could be found by the seven rescue team volunteers. Campers recued from 'terrifying' Scottish wildfire
