Police in New York state are on the hunt for a missing wallaroo which has been on the run for the past month.The animal was spotted yesterday by several motorists in the neighbouring town of Canastota but a police search failed to turn up the critter.
Motorists and residents have been reporting regular sightings of the kangaroo-like animal, but it took local student Rebekah Janson to capture evidence of the wallaroo on video.
Rebekah said her friends were a bit skeptical about the wallaroo, so the next time she spotted the animal, she made a video of it.
The wallaroo’s name is Bandit, and he escaped from his owner Jeff Taylor II, who had planned on making him a star in his Wild Animal Experience when it opens late next year.
He was required to apply for a US Department of Agriculture permit to own the animal.
Even though Bandit was not dangerous, authorities have urged citizens not to approach the wallaroo, which has become a minor celebrity in the town.
"Every corner I turn, every red light, I'm constantly looking for a three foot wallaroo," Sherrill resident Deliah Porter told a local news website.
"And I'm gonna wear my helmet and my seatbelt and take precaution."
State police thought they had the wallaroo cornered on Wednesday, but admit they were misinformed.
"This time it's the kangaroo," a Madison County 911 dispatcher told syracuse.com.
"Yesterday someone thought it was the kangaroo, but it was a whitetail deer that was sitting down."
credited to news.com.au
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