From disease to bushfires, Australia’s iconic koalas face bleak future
Kanangra-Boyd National Park, New South Wales, AustraliaReuters At work, Morgan Philpott cares for sick children. In his off-hours the Australian paediatric nurse turns his attention to an equally defenceless group: unwell koalas. “They really run the risk of becoming extinct inside our lifetime,” Philpott said of the New South Wales koala population at an animal hospital […]
“Suffering no more” – tough choices as Australia bushfires devastate wildlife
Cobargo, AustraliaReuters After observing a kangaroo limping in a creek bed with paws burnt by bushfires, wildlife volunteer Janine Green takes the decision that she never wants to make. The loud crack of a rifle rings out across the barren, fire-blackened farmland in south-east Australia. The kangaroo slumps to the ground. Wildlife volunteer Janine Green […]
Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage
Blue Mountains, AustraliaReuters A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearby home a kangaroo with bandaged feet is rocked like a baby by another carer. As Australia battles wildfires that have razed more than four […]