Wallaby spotted near supermarket after escaping from zoo
Staffordshire Police said they received a call from a member of the public who saw the animal at around 9.20pm on Wednesday.
Officers are searching for an escaped wallaby after it was spotted near a Sainsbury’s in Wolverhampton.
Staffordshire Police said they received a call from a member of the public who saw the animal on Bridgnorth Road, Wombourne, at around 9.20pm on Wednesday.
The wallaby is believed to have escaped from Wild Zoological Park in Bobbington, West Midlands – two miles from where it was spotted.
Wombourne Police tweeted: “Currently on Bridgnorth Road nr Sainsburys conducting an area check with @KinverPolice following a call reporting a kangaroo in the road.”
A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: “We received a call from a member of the public claiming to have seen a wallaby or kangaroo on the Bridgnorth Road, Wombourne at around 9.20pm last night.
“Unfortunately, if there is a kangaroo on the loose, it’s got the jump on us!
“We’ve alerted local animal keepers in case there are any missing animals and will hop to it if we get any further reports.”
