The Irwins Release 3 Kangaroos And An Emu Into The Wild | Crikey! It's The Irwins

I'm on my way to the home of a really dedicated wildlife carer that we work with to pick up Morgan the emu, who's finally ready to be released after months of treatment. Morning Byron. Morning, how are you going? Good to see you. It's the big day, here we go. Yes, very exciting. Morgan's all ready and waiting. Byron's done a phenomenal job at getting Morgan to this state. He was not in a good way when he first came in. His whole family had been killed in a pretty horrific car accident and he was just left there. He was literally the size of like a little chicken. He was this big when he came in, a little tiny stripy fluffy chick. There's no doubt he would have died if Byron hadn't intervened. But he's passed his health check with flying colours. He's quite friendly but he won't come over to say hello or anything because we've kept him pretty wild because we knew he had to go back out into the bush at some point. Alright, should we set the float up first? Yeah, I think we'll get that connected up. Sounds good. Let's do it. Yeah, you're good. Bindi's partner Chandler, he's stepped up to drive us out there and help us out with everything. Oh, that's good. He is an absolute legend and certainly part of the family now. This straw is going to be really important for a nice comfortable ride for Morgan. We're going to have to fluff it out a bit. It's important at this stage to get everything set up exactly as we want it because once we've started this journey, there's no coming back in and redoing anything because we'll have an emu in here. Luke and Byron are taping up this little window. We don't want any point that he can actually see out because there's going to be a lot of movement and that'll stress him out even more. It's a bit like a crocodile. You put a blindfold on them and they calm down really quickly. Same thing with this. We want it to be nice, dark and quiet. That's looking really good. I think it's definitely emu worthy. Alright, it's emu time. Now is probably going to be the most tricky part. This is when we actually get him into the float. Emus, if they start to stress out, they can really go crazy pretty quickly. So you don't want him freaking out and running around because it's going to be harmful for him and also possibly for us. Here we go. Come on, buddy. Come on. There you go, bud. This is interesting. This is new, isn't it? Yeah, have a look. This is new. So at the moment now, we're just trying to get him up that ramp. There you go, bud. There's a chicken over there. It's alright, buddy. He's getting there. Do you want me to get that chicken? Yeah, we're going to lock the chicken in. Wrong bird. There you go, bud. He's wise to it now. I'm starting to realise, hang on, they've trapped me in here. So this is where everything's going to have to start ramping up a little bit more. Byron, what if the three of us are that side of him as he comes in? Yeah, I think so. We then leave Robert here with the bread and then we need to sort of just close him off and like literally just keep pushing him in. Here we go. There's a good one. Here we go. It's alright. They've got very strong legs. A kick from an emu is really, really painful. He's going to start freaking out, so let's get him in. Yeah, we've just got to get him in now, I think. You're alright, bud. Alright, let's close it up. Top down. Excellent. Well done. He's in. He's secure. Great. Lock and loaded. Job done. Well done, everyone. Good job. Thank you. Thank you so much. Very, very good. Let's hit the road. Morgan's in here. He's locked up. Really happy. We're going to go to Australia Zoo, catch up with Mum and Bindi and three beautiful kangaroo joeys. It's going to be an incredible adventure and really this is what our family is all about, giving each life a second chance at survival. Thanks, guys. See you later. Good luck. Thank you. Bye, Morgan. The three little joeys have had their health check and it's time to see how it went. Here they are. Hey, guys. How's it going? Hello. They are all wonderful, healthy roos. They're all ready for the big journey. So when we take these guys to their beautiful new home, it is a long drive. Is there anything that you want us to specifically watch out for and be aware of when we're transporting them? It's important to sedate them along the way. And it makes sense. I mean, you should see my brother when he's on a seven-hour car ride. And he's a human. He understands what's happening. This one's the one I think you should take. Hi, baby. Hi, little baby. And Terry. This is Willow. Willow. Wiggly Willow. Okay, Willow. We'll put you in the crate. Well done. Good girl. Be good. Watch your little feet. You go. I know. Are you ready to go? So I'm going to actually leave him in the pouch, head in first. It's okay, baby. There you go. Good baby. Wiggly Willow has a specially designed crate so that she can be as wiggly as she likes, but still secure for the trip. One foot. It's her feet. Okie dokie. Don't worry. I know it's a car and it's scary, but you're going to be fine and you're going to be free and you're going to have lots of friends and a beautiful place to live. I'll be so happy. You're okay. I promise. Watch your fingers. Watch your root ears. We've gotten our two joeys secure in the car. Now it's just a matter of meeting up with the boys, getting our third joey settled, and getting onto the road as soon as possible. Good morning. Hey, guys. She's had two relaxing shots today, and you'd never know it. She's very bright-eyed. Can you cover her head? Yeah, I've got you. I'll try and cover her little head over a little bit. So let's get her in the car. It's okay, sweetheart. It's okay, honey. All the animals are in the vehicles. Now we've got to get moving. Maurican's about a 7-hour drive inland from Australia Zoo. That's around 350 miles. So we'll drive in convoys so we make sure we can look out for each other and that our precious cargo stays safe. Hey, love, how's it going? It's so good to see you. How are the joeys doing? Getting fed now. Last night we dropped off our gorgeous kangaroo joeys Sally, Jira, and Willow to our property managers Danny and Peter. Did you let go last night? Yeah, no. Oh, they were wonderful. Perfect house guests, really. We're hoping that they're getting settled into their new outback life. There are a few other joeys around, which is great. They'll get used to making some new friends before they venture out into the Australian bush forever. It's a moment of truth. Robert, are you ready to get this side? Yeah, definitely. And Chandler, you'll undo the top and that side. I'll get this one first. All right. Okay, here we go. Side's unlatched. Ready, Morgan? I'm so excited. Here's your new family. Okay, come around, Mum. Here's your new family. Morgan, this is so exciting. There you go. Well done. Oh, that's awesome. Now that Morgan's out, we have to watch and wait. This is your new family. The behavior that we saw with Sam we're not seeing. You guys be nice to Morgan. Don't be mean. And we're hoping that Morgan is just going to be accepted. Oh, look, look, he's going over to the other ones. This is great. Oh, look, they're friends. This couldn't have gone better. I'm so happy because Morgan seems to have been accepted and as he wanders around among the new emu family, he seems to be pretty much treated like everybody else, kind of a non-event. I just don't think it could have gone better. There he goes. And look, he's just figuring it out. After all the drama of this morning, we really needed a win, so I'm really thankful that it's all gone well.