LINCOLN–(KFOR Feb. 26)–Your help is needed in helping name a female Matschie’s tree kangaroo at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This tree kangaroo was one of three born last year in facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
There are four names for you to cast your vote. Each name idea is in honor of a Village Birth Attendant in the YUS Conservation Area of Papua, New Guinea, which is the home of the Matschie’s tree kangaroos. . VBA’s are local midwives who volunteer to support women through pregnancy and childbirth in remote communities where no doctors or trained nurses are available.
The names to choose from are Rosenke, Samala, Tarawe and Yautoka…