On Wednesday, a portion of Melbourne Airport was shut down due to an injured kangaroo that hopped through the bustling terminal and entered a drug store.
Before wildlife workers tranquilized and captured the animal, police secured the store.
The male eastern grey kangaroo was given the name Cyrus, in honor of one of the rescuers, after being injured by a vehicle on a nearby road and eventually reaching the airport’s second level.
According to Karen Masson, the chief executive of Wildlife Victoria, Cyrus is currently receiving veterinary care.
The terminal is located close to bushland often visited by groups of kangaroos, with some occasionally becoming stranded in the airport’s parking lot multiple times a month.
“We get calls,” Masson stated. “There are a lot of ‘roos out there.”
