Kangaroos are on the move and road accidents involving them are up 32 per cent, says the Royal Automobile Association. Here's how to reduce the chances of hitting a 'roo and what to do if it happens.
An insurer is urging motorists to take care on country roads and to call wildlife carers to help injured animals after a “huge spike” in the number of collisions between cars and kangaroos.
Head of claims for Royal Automobile Association Insurance Nicole Cox said accidents involving kangaroos were up 32 per cent in September and October, compared with the monthly average.
Goolwa veterinary nurse Kristin Pearce recently took to social media to urge motorists to stop if they hit a kangaroo after she moved three in three weeks from the same stretch of road in Port Elliot.
Volunteers at Fauna Rescue SA are also reporting an increase in wildlife injured or killed this spring, taking more than 600 calls in September and October.
She said if a female kangaroo was killed in a collision, wildlife rescue groups could instruct motorists on how to check for a joey, what to do if one was found and they would often come and assist.
Darren Davis, of the Get Home Safe Foundation, said people should avoid driving at dusk and dawn when animals were most active, if possible.
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An insurer is urging motorists to take care on country roads and to call wildlife carers to help injured animals after a “huge spike” in the number of collisions between cars and kangaroos.
Head of claims for Royal Automobile Association Insurance Nicole Cox said accidents involving kangaroos were up 32 per cent in September and October, compared with the monthly average.
Goolwa veterinary nurse Kristin Pearce recently took to social media to urge motorists to stop if they hit a kangaroo after she moved three in three weeks from the same stretch of road in Port Elliot.
Volunteers at Fauna Rescue SA are also reporting an increase in wildlife injured or killed this spring, taking more than 600 calls in September and October.
She said if a female kangaroo was killed in a collision, wildlife rescue groups could instruct motorists on how to check for a joey, what to do if one was found and they would often come and assist.
Darren Davis, of the Get Home Safe Foundation, said people should avoid driving at dusk and dawn when animals were most active, if possible.
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