Injured Kangaroos Rescued In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri; Probe Ordered: What We Know So Far
Forest officials rescued two Kangaroos near Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri. The kangaroos had some serious injuries on their bodies and have been sent to Bengal Safari Park for further treatment.
Hours after two injured Kangaroos were rescued from near Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri, another Kangaroo was rescued by West Bengal forest officials from the Farabari-Nepali area in Dabgram forest range of Jalpaiguri the same day, a report in news agency said.
WB | Forest officials rescued two Kangaroos near Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri.
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The kangaroos had some serious injuries on their bodies & have been sent to Bengal Safari Park for further treatment. A team has been formed to probe the matter: S Dutta, RO, Belakoba Forest Range (01.04) pic.twitter.com/kT40YmyDmq
Sanjay Dutta, Ranger, Belacoba forest range under Baikunthupur forest division said, "We have initiated further investigation for ascertaining the whereabouts of these Kangaroos, by whom and how they were brought into the forest along with finding the cause behind bringing them."
What happened?
Earlier, on Friday night, the forest officials had found two Kangaroos during patrolling. The animals had some critical injuries on their bodies after which they were immediately brought to Bengal safari park for further treatment, said Dutta.
"The Kangaroos had some serious injuries on their bodies and have been sent to Bengal Safari Park for further treatment. A team has been formed to probe the matter," Dutta had said.
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The RO informed that a team of special officers have started investigating the matter.
History of kangaroos
The term kangaroo, most specifically used, refers to the eastern gray kangaroo, the western gray kangaroo, and the red kangaroo, as well as to the antilopine kangaroo and two species of wallaroo (see below). Less specifically, kangaroo refers to all 14 species in the genus Macropus, some of which are called wallabies.
Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head. Like most marsupials, female kangaroos have a pouch called a marsupium in which joeys complete postnatal development.
Kangaroos are mostly found in Australia and it is surprising to see them wander in India.
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