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Article: Kangaroos find shelter in North Georgia.
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- Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
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- June 20, 2007
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Byline: Kathy Gilbert
Jun. 20--Two hours away, in the mountains of North Georgia, lies a bit of the outback.
At the Kangaroo Conservation Center, near Dawsonville, kookaburra cries echo through the forest, pigeons coo under a lemon gum and hundreds of kangaroos loll under the oak and hickory trees.
More than 300 animals of nine species -- the largest kangaroo collection outside Australia -- are bred and protected in the Georgia hills.
Founded by Debbie and Roger Nelson in 1983, the 87-acre preserve's mission is to shelter threatened and endangered species.
An active captive breeding program helps bolster kangaroo populations. ...