A wallaby has been spotted in Suffolk, with the sighting captured on camera by Steven Ellis near the village of Ilketshall St Andrew. Ellis initially mistook the animal for a deer but soon realised it was a wallaby. 'I thought no one was going to believe me,' he said.
The following day, Suffolk police received a report of another wallaby sighting about seven miles away, near the village of Wissett. The animal was seen hopping from the road into a field. No further sightings have been confirmed, and no owner has come forward.
Wallabies are native to Australia, but small wild populations descended from escapers exist in the UK, particularly in the Isle of Man. Occasional escapes from private collections have been documented in recent years.
Police are asking the public to report any sightings directly to them. While wallabies are generally not considered dangerous to humans, they can be unpredictable and should be treated with caution.
