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Runaway Wallaby Rex Recaptured Near New Jersey Walmart After Day on the Loose

Teen volunteers with police guidance helped corner the 3-year-old near a retention pond after public tips.

Overview

  • Rex escaped Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown on Monday after a barn enclosure was not fully secured during a cold-weather move.
  • Sightings clustered around the Williamstown Walmart off Black Horse Pike, with social videos showing the marsupial hopping through the parking lot.
  • Monroe Township Police logged multiple calls, including a near-vehicle strike at East Malaga Road and South Black Horse Pike, and urged the public to contact authorities for safe handling.
  • A drone pet-locating service and community tips guided searchers to a retention pond by the store, where teens and a parent helped the owner grab Rex by the tail.
  • The 3-foot-tall wallaby was returned to Lots of Love Farm on Tuesday night in good condition, according to the sanctuary.