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Loose Wallaby in Berlin’s Kladow Eludes Capture as Police End Active Search

Responsibility for retrieval now falls to the owner with oversight from the local forester.

Overview

  • A privately owned small kangaroo, likely a wallaby, remained loose in Kladow, Spandau, on Monday morning after escaping the previous day.
  • Police confirmed they located the animal on Sunday but could not catch it, citing a lack of professional capture equipment.
  • The animal is estimated at up to 80 centimeters tall, and the owner told officers it had fled its enclosure.
  • Sightings included a 1 a.m. Facebook video and a 5:30 a.m. encounter near Sakrower Kirchweg before it disappeared into woods by the Havel with no later confirmations.
  • Authorities said the animal poses no public danger and ended proactive searches, leaving retrieval to the owner with support from the local forester, while police will respond to new sightings.