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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Ninian Wilson

Petition to save Loch Lomond wallabies reaches 100,000 signatures

Campaigners report that joeys have recently been born on the island

A PETITION to save a group of wallabies on a Loch Lomond island has hit 100,000 signatures with names from every Scottish constituency, according to campaigners.

The marsupials have been living on the uninhabited Inchconnachan island since the 1940s when they were introduced from Australia and Papua New Guinea by the countess of Arran.

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