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Rescued Koala

Posted by
: Helen : (is currently photographing in Melbourne, Australia) on 7 June 2020 in Animal & Insect.

Injured Koala

You can see that this poor koala has sustained significant facial injuries. This rescued Koala is now being rehabilitated in Healesville Sanctuary which belongs within the Zoos in Victoria, Australia. Their motto 'Saving wildlife is not what we do, it's who we are.'
Many koalas are rehabilitated and released through their rescue, hospitalization and rehabilitation programs following the devastating bushfired that occirred jst befor the COVI-19 virus hit.


Want to read more?
Sydney Morning Herald - Bushfire affected koalas treated at Healesville Sanctuary
ABC NEWS: - Mobile vets land in East Gippsland to help wildlife injured after bushfires

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Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

love it

7 Jun 2020 6:33am

omid from mashhad, Iran

:)
very nice portrait!
Lovely!

7 Jun 2020 6:57am

Daniel from Perpignan, France

Sympa !

7 Jun 2020 7:06am

Devi from Chennai, India

Lovely image of this sweet guy!! May he recover soon and get back to his original kingdom !!

7 Jun 2020 10:15am

Bill from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

It’s great to hear of people caring for these animals. Thanks for sharing

7 Jun 2020 10:30am

Ralf Kesper from Fröndenberg, Germany

Cute and touching.

7 Jun 2020 11:06am

Shuva Brata Deb from Bangalore, India

This is truly touchy.

7 Jun 2020 3:02pm

Vaido from Võrumaa, Estonia

Great to hear about all these rescue programs.

7 Jun 2020 3:23pm

jpla from Anjou, France

Hello
JP

7 Jun 2020 5:00pm

Existence Artistique from Angers, France

Intéressant les yeux

7 Jun 2020 5:13pm

Aminus3 Discover from United States

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7 Jun 2020 9:48pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

Such a nice shot of the poor little koala.

7 Jun 2020 10:21pm

Peter from Warkworth, New Zealand

Still a handsome dude though and looks to be well on the mend thanks to caring people :)

8 Jun 2020 12:23am