Patrick Boyle the Koala hero

22/01/2020

22/01/2020

The koala grabbed my hand and everything inside me was saying 'this is wrong'

The koala grabbed my hand and everything inside me was saying 'this is wrong'

It makes me think about the speed of the changes in our climate and our slow-footed response.

20/01/2020

Equestrian News & Lifestyle

Sand art in France by Jben beach art - Thank you Jben for your wonderful art ! Australia thanks you.

18/01/2020

Fire-affected wildlife at risk of starving in Victoria unless government drops food, vets say

Fire-affected wildlife at risk of starving in Victoria unless government drops food, vets say

Australia's national veterinary association and Animals Australia are calling on the Victorian Government to begin airdropping food into fire-affected areas.

18/01/2020

Emergency warning issued for out-of-control fire in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula

Emergency warning issued for out-of-control fire in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula

The highest alert level has been issued for the blaze at Ridge Track on French Island, which is travelling south towards McLeods Road.

17/01/2020

Australian Story

Australian Story

YEE-HA! 😃🌧 Glorious rain after 18 months of drought. This is one happy farmer at Karuah, NSW.

🎥: jesschaps2 via Reddit

17/01/2020

Memorable Comments

Memorable Comments

Thanks to them for saving Koalas!
FB: Symbio Wildlife Park

17/01/2020

With just the use of a small leaf rake, it took artist Breathe A Blue Ocean only an hour and 45 minutes to complete this 120-metre-long artwork in Geelong, Victoria.

“I don’t count steps or use GPS or drones to guide me. It’s a freestyle type of drawing method, I build it piece by piece,” they said.

"It’s about vision and emotion and this piece was how I envisioned the wildlife in Australia’s fires."

In the photo the bushfire smoke covers the sky and if you look closely, you can see the tiny speck that is Breathe A Blue Ocean standing in the middle of the artwork.

📸: via Instagram

17/01/2020

Symbio Wildlife Park

Symbio Wildlife Park

🥰🌧Aussie animals celebrate the arrival of rain🌧🥰

The long wait for rain is finally over and our animals are absolutely loving it after it being such a harsh and dry Summer.

17/01/2020

An adorable picture of an orphaned kangaroo named Doodlebug cuddling a teddy bear is taking the Internet by storm.

Tim Beshara, an adviser to Greens senator for Tasmania Peter Whish-Wilson, shared the picture of the eastern grey kangaroo on Tweeter this Wednesday. He also explained that his wildlife caretaker mother took it from her home in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

After the picture was shared, it immediately caught everyone’s attention. Beshara was surprised that the picture became so popular.

‘I figured it would be shared in Australia but I’ve been shocked to see the image reaching as far as Brazil and Russia. I’ve even had American morning shows using it on air,’ he said.

Gillian, Beshara’s mother, found out that orphaned animals loved the teddy bears she hung around the yard. Animals treat the teddy bears as a companion.

Beshara said his mother later corrected him on the species of the animal. Although he was originally listed as a wallaby it was in fact a kangaroo.

Beshara said his mother Gillian assumed care of Doodlebug when he was abandoned as a newborn.

‘He may have fallen out of his mother’s pouch or his mother may have died. He was a couple of months old when he was passed onto my mother’s wildlife company WIRES.’

When Gillian took Doodlebug in, his health was poor. However, now he has fully recovered and is back in the wild.

‘She has since nursed it back to health and it is now hopping around the forest and coming back for the occasional feeding or cuddle, as the image shows.’

16/01/2020

Patrick Boyle the Koala hero's cover photo

16/01/2020

Patrick Boyle the Koala hero

16/01/2020

Koala fight

https://youtu.be/djK_ucSYpaw

Two Koalas is having an argument. They make the weirdest sounds, it´s super cute!

16/01/2020

A 6-year-old is making clay koalas to raise money for the Australian fires. He's raised over $20,000

https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/566989952.html?fbclid=IwAR3k0jmX5alnZEub3Z2KPR6vbiffmveCeBSg2cqJzMXHlHWn-O7n4goR81g

A six-year-old is doing his part to raise money for wildlife affected by the bushfires in Australia, by making and selling small koala bears and donating the proceeds.

16/01/2020

Firefighters in convoy overrun by fire storm on both sides of the road..

Firefighters in convoy overrun by fire storm on both sides of the road..

15/01/2020

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15/01/2020

Stage 5 clinger

Stage 5 clinger

15/01/2020

ABC Sydney

A beautiful message from the other side of the world. 🐨😪

Koala Hospital Port Macquarie was sent this lovely letter from a class of first graders all the way in Ohio, USA.

📸: Koala Hospital Port Macquarie

14/01/2020

Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park

Nine of our rescues moved into the new soft release enclosure today, they arrived with minor injuries and required minimum treatment. We have released them into a large enclosed site where they can be monitored and hopefully once the fires are over we can release them to a suitable location. We had the flash pop up vet tent installed today too until permanent vet building is ready!

14/01/2020

14/01/2020

Koala baby born at Zoo Miami

PRECIOUS KOALA BABY! Zoo Miami is celebrating its newest arrival, a baby koala named "Hope" who just emerged from its mother's pouch for the very first time. Welcome to the world, little one!

14/01/2020

Paul the koala makes miraculous recovery after rescue from Australian bushfire l GMA Digital

https://youtu.be/wwtxsl2cDtI

Paul was found burnt and barely alive in the ashes — but look at him now! HOW TO HELP SUPPORT THE AUSTRALIAN WILDFIRES RELIEF EFFORT: https://gma.abc/2QSTiMS...

13/01/2020

New Matilda

https://www.facebook.com/newmatildadotcom/videos/478515053085913/

BREAKING NEWS - Lost Country: Aboriginal Flags Have Begun Flying At Half Mast Around Australia http://bit.ly/2TyUMP1



Koalas arriving at the emergency triage centre at Parndana on Kangaroo Island. Help keep New Matilda independent by contributing here: http://bit.ly/30f9UT6 Get today’s update on KI here: bit.ly/2QQ5AXD

You can contribute directly to the Wildlife Sanctuary here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-kangaroo-islands-koalas-and-wildlife

ED’s note: the people handling the koalas are not only wildlife experts, but they’ve devoted their lives to working with Kangaroo Island’s fauna.

The handling might seem rough to some, but these are wild animals, and they can cause serious harm to their handlers and to themselves if not handled properly.

These people know precisely what they’re doing. Their goal is to get the koalas to safety as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The footage is upsetting, but this is one of the realities of the climate crisis confronting us all. It’s important people see this, but also understand what they are seeing. - Chris Graham, Editor.

13/01/2020

7NEWS Australia

7NEWS Australia

More than 100 engineers from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force have arrived in Victoria to help firefighters with road clearing.

13/01/2020

7NEWS Brisbane

😂

"F****** Aussies!" - Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park tricks Scottish reporter into handling dangerous 'drop bear'.

More: http://7news.link/t8FQ8q

13/01/2020

Humane Society International

Humane Society International

AUSTRALIA FIRE UPDATE: Our Animal Rescue Team is performing a search and rescue mission on Kangaroo Island, helping as many animals as they can. Please donate now to help fund our Animal Rescue Team's efforts in Australia and other disaster situations.

13/01/2020

Serena’s ‘brilliant’ bushfire donation

https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/serena-williams-donates-auckland-classic-prize-money-to-australian-bushfire-appeal/news-story/2d1bccc1c947eb7ccc3dcae57c2bf76a?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=News.com.au&fbclid=IwAR0T1qPUDMYgWffWcfSYUEpBPp_QYlx4YLJWYit4ZfRK0FcO2i7D2iTxKno

American tennis legend Serena Williams announced she will donate her AU$62,300 winner’s cheque from the Auckland Classic towards Australian bushfires relief.

12/01/2020

Animals Australia

Animals Australia

Australia is on fire, and Victoria is one of the few places native waterbirds have left where they stand any chance of being safe 😢. And yet, right now, Premier Daniel Andrews is making a decision on whether or not to allow these precious few animals to be shot out of the sky... for 'fun'.

The situation for wildlife now is urgent. Between drought and bushfires, native waterbird numbers are at a critical low. In fact, populations are at breaking point. At at time when we can't afford to let even one of these vulnerable animals die, it's unbelievable to think that Victorian Labor would allow thousands to be brutally maimed and killed for a ''recreational' duck shooting season. Please, speak up URGENTLY 👇

12/01/2020

Choppers used to drop thousands of kilograms of food for starving roos

Choppers used to drop thousands of kilograms of food for starving roos

The New South Wales government has started doing food-drops, trickling thousands of kilograms of carrots and sweet potato from above to feed the state's colonies of brush-trailed rock wallabies.

12/01/2020

How To Make A Water Fountain - Arid Recovery

https://aridrecovery.org.au/how-to-make-a-water-fountain/

To give drought relief to animals at the Arid Recovery Reserve we have been making and putting out ‘water fountains’. With the awful bushfire crisis raging across the country, there has been a lot of interest in these cheap and simple watering units so we’re sharing instructions on how to make...

12/01/2020

Arid Recovery

Anyone looking to help wildlife after bushfires - here is a simple cheap way of getting water out for animals.

We've been making these 'water fountains' to help wildlife affected by drought at Arid Recovery. The can be made from equipment available in any hardware store. The key is to completely seal the top and bottom of the PVC tube with plumbers cement. This creates a vacuum that holds the water in the tube and limits evaporation. They last about a fortnight here in 40+ degree temps before they need to be refilled.

Wherever possible, it's best to place the fountains amongst some shelter to reduce evaporation and give animals shelter from predators as they come in to drink.

11/01/2020

Nine.com.au

Nine.com.au

BREAKING: A firefighter working on a fire in the Omeo area in Victoria has died.

11/01/2020

Please 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗦 𝗩𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦. With all the facebook posts about wonderful people caring for wildlife amidst the fire and heat disasters over these past weeks a silent tragedy is happening. 𝗞𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗮'𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 because people are trying to help but don't understand how a koala actually drinks.

The little Koala seen in the middle picture is Arnie. He comes from a little town north of Bairnsdale. Arnie survived the heat wave AND fires with only minor burns to his feet and hands. His burns were healing. He survived losing his mum and the loss of his home. He was found by some very caring people who did what any human would do when they find a distressed animal, and offered him a drink from their bottle of water. They were just trying to help. They didn’t know that it is dangerous for Koala’s to drink this way. They didn’t know that Koala’s usually get most of their water via the gum leaves that they eat and they don’t often drink water, but when they do, they are face down and lapping small amounts with their tongue. They didn’t know that when a Koala holds it head up and takes in too much water, it can easily get in to their lungs and cause Aspiration Pneumonia, which is usually fatal. This is exactly what happened to little Arnie. Despite a mammoth rescue effort involving all three emergency services and wildlife rescuers he died… more specifically he drowned. It was heartbreaking for everyone involved.

If you find a Koala in need of help in the heat or in a fire zone, please 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐩. IF it is safe to do so then catch it in a blanket and transport to the nearest shelter, otherwise take note of its location and let someone know the details. Please note that Koalas can cause nasty injuries so if the Koala is resisting do not try and pick it up. If you are nowhere near help then the best way to hydrate koalas is to 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐭, 𝐜𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭, 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞. 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤.

PLEASE remember that Koalas are arboreal and nocturnal. If you see one sitting on the ground during the day then please contact a wildlife rescue organisation. They are usually very stressed if they are at the point of allowing human interaction, so please do not try and take selfies with the animal as you are just causing continued stress.

PLEASE share this. With all the videos going viral of people giving them water from their bottles, the koalas have an added risk, during an already dangerous time! Please tell all of your friends... and if you see a video of someone pouring water out for a Koala comment on it saying...𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝐏𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒.... 𝟏 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌.