Kangaroo Island, South Australia

We had arranged an early wildlife tour of Kangaroo Island. Lying south of Adelaide, the island while 90 miles long has only 4,500 inhabitants. The economy is based on agriculture (mainly grains and sheep) and tourism. After WWII, returning soldiers were given 1,200 acres each, 900 of which were cleared.
First stop was a beach on Seal Bay, incorrectly named for the sea lions who rest there. They go to sea for 2-3 days at a time to get food for their pups and can dive to depths of 300 meters. So the rests are well deserved. Even the pups were fast asleep.
No, the kangaroos are not running helter shelter everywhere. Just like any wild animal, they stay away from humans for the most part. That’s where the wildlife shelter comes in. There we fed kangaroos and wallabies, petted koalas and were given an outstanding raptor and predator show.
A stop at a eucalyptus oil farm and a picturesque beach (Pennington Beach) rounded out the day.Read more