Overview
- The small wallaby, estimated at 70–80 centimeters tall, has been seen in the Kladow area near Sakrower Landstraße and the Havel since Sunday and remains at large as of Wednesday.
- Officers attempted but failed to catch the marsupial and say they lack specialist capture tools, advising residents to keep distance and notify the district veterinary office or police with location updates.
- Several outlets report the animal belongs to journalist Jakob Augstein, a claim police will not confirm citing data protection, with reports also noting five conspecifics remain in an enclosure on his property.
- Authorities say an unidentified person likely opened the enclosure gate before the escape, and they have assigned primary responsibility for recapture to the owner alongside the local forester.
- Experts describe the animal as likely a Bennett’s wallaby that can tolerate local temperatures, warning that traffic and predators pose the main risks despite available plant food.