BBC Science Focus Magazine

ARE THERE REALLY WALLABIES LIVING IN THE UK?

MARION THOMAS, VIA EMAIL

Yes! It's thought the populations stem mainly. The sightings, recorded between 2008-2018, were mainly in the south of England and included two females with joeys in their pouches, suggesting wild breeding. When asked in May, one of the study's authors, Dr Anthony Caravaggi, told he had received 10 reports of wallaby sightings already in 2023 and was looking to fund a fresh study on them.

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