Mob of kangaroos disrupt nightshift worker's commute home
When finishing up the nightshift, most workers want to get to bed as quickly as possible.
But for one resident in regional Victoria, his late night commute home is regularly interrupted by dozens of local inhabitants.
Yet its not the Mooroopna man’s neighbours that are causing a ruckus late at night – try instead a mob of unruly kangaroos.
“The last 500 metres to my house, I have to drive at about 5km/h and be ready to hit the brakes,” resident Dave, who works in newspaper printing, told Yahoo News Australia.
Remarkable footage captured near his home, 180km north of Melbourne, shows dozens of marsupials bouncing across the street as the Victorian tries to navigate his way around them.
He revealed the kangaroos’ spike in numbers has become an issue in the neighbourhood.
“The population has got a bit out of control over the last 18 months, but as they are a protected species, there’s not much we can do,” he said.
Ten months ago he accidentally struck a large roo on his way home and said there have been multiple kangaroos which have become roadkill in the area.
He believes the rise is due to recent dry conditions which have seen the marsupials head into residential areas in search of food.
“As the bushland close to town is very dry at the moment, the kangaroos come into town at night to eat from front lawns,” he said.
But it’s not bothering him too much, with Dave admitting he’s saving plenty of time when it comes to property maintenance.
“On the plus side, they do keep my front lawn under control. If they would go through the gate and keep the back lawn down.
“I could probably sell my mower.”
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