Overview

• Employees of a local garden company spotted the animal around 10 a.m. on a client’s property near the Havel, just two houses from its enclosure.
• The Spandau veterinary office, assisted by a Leibniz-Institut wildlife expert, used a blowpipe and sedative dart to enable a safe capture.
• A veterinarian found the wallaby in good condition and it was returned to its keeper at the Kladower Havelufer later the same day.
• Authorities report the pen housing six animals appears to have been opened by an unknown person, with inquiries continuing.
• Media have linked the animal to journalist Jakob Augstein, a detail officials have not confirmed, as misidentifications and satire amplified public attention.