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The wildlife crisis that Blake Moynes revealed is simply terrible, he even called it a ‘war on kangaroos’ after visiting a sanctuary that was overrun with orphaned baby kangaroos. The ex-‘Bachelorette’ star shared a lot of videos of baby kangaroos at Possumwood Wildlife, all of them had been rescued from death after their mothers were run over by cars and caught in fences. Moynes admitted that it was hard to take in such a mess and he wished he had not ‘stayed shut about’ it.
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The environmentalist passed on his story full of feelings about his collaboration with the IVVO Opportunities team, exposing the fact that the sanctuary gets rescue calls every hour, intakes daily and has skilled medical staff working around the clock. ‘I am the one that usually has the answers or solutions,’ Moyes wrote, ‘but this trip to Australia has opened my eyes to a problem so big that I wish they stayed shut.’ He filmed about thirty young kangaroos that were treated with love and care by dedicated volunteers who were in charge of everything from surgery to food every day.
Moynes described the issue as ‘alarming’ in both its extent and its intensity, indicating that the sanctuary was struggling to cope with the new animals needing help as well as the ones already there. He even publicly asked for the public to give him their wisdom saying, ‘Taking all insight and advice on this one! Anyone?!’ Such a cry for help triggered a flood of comments from followers who were discussing ways of solving the kangaroo crisis in Australia.
A follower from India drew a parallel between the situation in their country and the one in Australia. ‘Every day, a few elephants are hit and killed by high-speed trains, others are trucks and getting electrocuted due to careless human actions,’ they grieved and thus they voiced the global nature of human-animal conflicts. ‘We should learn to coexist – and quickly – or we will eliminate the whole web of life.’
Another kind of supporter reminded everybody about the need for global awareness and even quoted a sanctuary worker saying that ‘it is our foreign volunteer friends’ voices that help us convey what is happening to our precious wildlife in Australia.’ This perspective indicates that global attention can also serve to enhance local conservation efforts.
The comments section was overwhelmed with realistic solutions, one of them was just to change the speed limits along roads where kangaroos commonly cross, and the redesign of fences was also suggested as a way to eliminate accidents. ‘Install speed limit signs for them just like we do for the deer crossings and revise the speed limits along those roads that are very significant for their crossing,’ they proposed, at the same time they were thinking about ‘changing the fencing to something that looks like wooden picket style fencing so that they would not get stuck.’
The conversation became broader when another user pointed out that the kangaroo crisis is directly related to Australia’s environmental policies. ‘Current regulations are relaxed to encourage the logging of native forests,’ they criticized and added that ‘the extinction rate in Australia and species decline in the world is indeed very painful. ‘
Habitat loss and population dynamics were the main factors in the discussion of many responders. ‘As the natural predator disappears so the numbers of these guys just explode,’ said one nature-loving protagonist, ‘and when habitat is lost they have no choice but to invade the humans’ area.’ They viewed the man-animal dichotomy as ‘a fragile game’ that requires community awareness regarding ecosystem balance.
Many people experienced feelings of pity watching the videos of the orphaned joeys, one remarked ‘This is simply a very sad situation’ showing gratitude to Moynes for his dedication to conservation. Another fan said that they were ‘so proud of you I could cry! I love you so much and I am so proud of the wonderful person you have become.’
The discussion brought out both the gravity of the situation regarding the kangaroos and the different tangled up issues that caused the problem. The commentators referred to various aspects that need to be solved starting from the expanding urban areas that take away the animals’ habitat to the road safety measures that still need to be improved. Moyes’s record has definitely struck a chord, raising global awareness of an issue that many Australians face and deal with daily, yet it is still largely unknown or forgotten in the rest of the world.
Moynes’ partnership with IVVO Opportunities continues to shine a light on key wildlife issues. An enthusiastic supporter has already shared her excitement for the next wave of activities, including his exclusive Botswana conservation trip, saying ‘Can’t wait to have you all back doing good work.’ The public reaction demonstrates how effectively Moynes has wielded his fame to raise awareness and turn them into potential solutions for the declining kangaroo population in Australia.
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Blake Moynes’s dramatic uncovering of the Australian kangaroo disaster has opened the door for a very necessary discussion on wildlife conservation, human guilt, and the difficult coexistence strategies that are the current need. His
