Kangaroo Creek Farm
Kangaroo Creek Farm is located in Kelowna British Columbia, between Kelowna and Vernon. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students (under 19), $5 for seniors (65+), and free for children under 5. Kangaroo Creek Farm currently only takes cash.
During peak season, the farm is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and then again for a few hours after 6 p.m. This midday break is for the animals to enjoy some peace, and for the kangaroo moms to have their joeys returned to them. During the summer, it is fairly active, and the farm attracts a large number of tourists. It’s advisable to come first thing in the morning for the quietest moments (and you’ll be able to take advantage of only paying half the entry cost for the first hour).
Kangaroo Creek Farm’s Visit
Kangaroo Creek Farm’s first kangaroos were imported into Canada from New Zealand in 1989, soon before New Zealand planned to eliminate non-native animals from the country. Since then, the farm has been producing kangaroos and introducing new species into its gene pool.
Kangaroo Creek Farm is divided into four major sections with animals, three of which are accessible. When you arrive at the farm, the first enclosed area on your right is home to capybaras, emus, chickens, goats, parrots, and different ducks.
For one specific reason, a little farther down to the left is arguably the most adored area of the entire farm. Visitors are permitted to sit and hold a joey for a few minutes before it is handed on to the next person. The ability to touch these lovely newborn kangaroos is a major pleasure for both children and adults alike, and there was a steady line running around the whole enclosure throughout my visit. Depending on when you go, you may also see farm staff strolling about in this area with small sugar gliders, which are effectively flying possums that you may be permitted to hold. There are also a few more goats, potbelly pigs, fowl, and a wallaby in this section.
Kangaroos don’t mind when their young are taken away from them for many hours to be held by visitors, even though some kangaroo biologists believe this is harmful to the animal. After more study, it appears that kangaroos are extremely family-oriented creatures, with mothers keeping joeys in their pouches for up to 400 days after giving birth. Even after the joey has left the pouch, the majority of the families remain together for life in what is known as mobs.