Woman saves scorched koala from Australian bushfire
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Published 2019-11-19
The marsupial was spotted crossing a road amongst the flames near Long Flat in New South Wales (NSW).
A local woman, who told Australia's Nine News her name was Toni, rushed to the koala's aid, wrapping the animal in her shirt and a blanket and pouring water over it.
She said she would transport the injured koala to the nearby Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.
Heartbreaking image of burnt koala mum shielding her baby as wildfires rip through Australia:
www.thesun.co.uk/news/9899361/burnt-koala-wildfire…
Hundreds of koalas burned alive after breeding ground is wiped out by bushfires ravaging parts of south east Australia:
www.thesun.co.uk/news/10241289/hundreds-koala-bear…
Koalas are now ‘functionally’ extinct with tiny remaining wild population ‘unable to support the next generation’:
www.thesun.co.uk/news/9089501/koalas-functionally-…
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All Comments (21)
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The koala was literally crying in pain. Broke my heart
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God , koala was crying like human, this woman is an angel
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As an Australian I can tell you that this is still impossible to watch without bursting into tears! My heart was beyond broken for all the wonderful creatures that call this land of extremes home. So much suffering happened that year! 😢
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Empathy, care, and love never gets old.
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Poor little guy, he's in a world of pain . How can anyone dream of hurting animals after hearing his little cries it breaks my heart
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I had no idea that koalas made noises... and I didn't want to find out this way.
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An absolute legend of a human being. It absolutely broke me to hear his little cries and eventually the outcome, but this had my heart.
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It's always the innocent and helpless animals who have to pay for humans greediness and negligence. My heart shattered when I heard that baby's soft cry. Thank you kind lady, don't forget who you are : Brave & Compassionate ❤️
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That lady has a pure heart, she didn't care if she was topless, all she cared about was saving the innocent koala.
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This is so sad. He’s crying and there’s blood.
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Seen this video many times still touches me she is superwoman 🩶🙏🏼
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This woman is a beautiful doll and a heroine. God blessed the world with the gift of this woman.
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The sound of that poor thing..hes clearly hurting
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Poor little guy, heart breaking seeing animals suffer like this. They do NOT deserve this. Pray the little fella gets better. Makes me cry.
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Thank you for helping this injured bear!
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She is a true Hero. It's so wonderful to see people helping and making a difference. So heartbreaking to see the little in such pain and terrified. He knew he was in good hands though!!
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This desperate voice of this little innocent animal makes me cry
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This baby’s cries kill me. So many animals die this way with no one to save them. I can’t stand it if my hair straightener touches my skin, let alone these animals running around literally on fire. This planet is in a lot of trouble. Thank God for the good rescuers and thank God for these good people.
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Oh my god. You guys are so precious. Thank you so much for saving him/her. Sincere love to heroes like you guys. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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I've had 3rd degree burns enough to almost pass out, but that little koala - all over. And so brave! We lost many people around here after The Station Nightclub fire. Can't imagine the horror, the pain - and all the screams heard by the responders and hosp ER staff. God bless you all and keep you safe. 🙏
