Koala Hospital
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| Address | Lord St, Port Macquarie NSW 2444, Australia |
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| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 4:30PM |
| Phone | +61 2 6584 1522 |
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| ID | 2421701 |
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Koala seen in rescue from Australian bushfire dies
... [Our] number one goal is animal welfare, so it was on those grounds that this decision was made, said Port Macquarie Koala Hospital...
Australia bushfires: Which animals typically fare best and worst?
...A badly burnt koala in care at a Koala Hospital in New South Wales Koalas yelping for help, beehives caught in the path of danger, food chains interrupted: Australia s bushfire crisis is having a destructive effect on the nation s wildlife, writes Gary Nunn in Sydney...
Australia fires: Injured koala reunited with bushfire rescuer
... Toni Doherty pulled the crying koala from a burning tree near the town of Long Flat, poured water on his burnt paws and wrapped him in a duvet before taking him to a Koala Hospital...
Australia bushfire: Lucky koala escapes blaze
... Named Corduroy Paul by rescuers, he s being treated in a specialist Koala Hospital and is said to be recovering well...
Australian wildfire: Hundreds of koalas feared dead
... If the fire goes through quickly and just singes their fur, they are fine and the fur will grow back, Sue Ashton of the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital told news agency AFP...
Australian wildfire: Hundreds of koalas feared dead
Koala numbers have suffered significant decline in recent decades
Hundreds of koalas are feared to have died in an Australian bushfire, animal rescuers say.
The Blaze burnt through 2,000 hectares of bush containing a prime koala breeding ground in New South Wales , around 250 miles north of Sydney.
Rescuers said the deaths were particularly tragic as the koalas were a diverse breed, with one expert calling it a "national tragedy".
The native species has suffered significant decline in recent decades.
Monitoring groups say koala numbers are falling, with as few as 43,000 left in The Wild . Their decline has been blamed on habitat loss, disease, dog attacks and Climate Change .
by Australia's Environment Ministry.
Koala rescuer Cheyne Flanagan said the large blaze near Port Macquarie had engulfed a sanctuary where hundreds of genetically diverse koalas lived.
"Because it was of such high intensity, I think that the amount of deaths will be very high, unfortunately," Ms Flanagan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
She Said rescuers feared "carnage", and had not been able to look for survivors because The Fire was Still Burning .
Koalas are common wildlife fatalities in bushfires. The Tree -dwelling mammals usually cope by climbing to The Top of trees and curling into a Ball .
"If The Fire goes through quickly and just singes their fur, they are fine and the fur will grow back," Sue Ashton of the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital told news agency AFP.
But if The Fire continues to burn up The Tree "they'll perish", She Said . "It's a national tragedy because this koala population is so unique. "
New South Wales , Australia's most populous state, has Experienced .
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Source of news: bbc.com
