Hadn't seen this fella since August last year, so it was a nice surprise. Very distinctive nose pattern here! Thank you for the awesome comments on my photos :)
Nice to see him back , I remember the comments on his nose pattern when he was named and was with you last - perhaps he will stay a little longer this time !
@vignouse you read his expression correctly! He was fairly low in a young tree and I was chasing a Jaxon around and suddenly came across him and I was actually only a handful of metres away when I realised he was nearly beside me.
So it became one of those "wildlife moments". I slowly got my camera up and he would put his ears back, then forwards and I would snap a few shots. He was on that edge of decision "should I stay or should I go now", but I packed the camera away and moved on politely :)
@fbailey great question! at the moment there are 9 I would regard as members of the colony and a couple that might stay around. It does shift a little every year as koalas age, and more are born or try to move in.
The only reason a koala is tagged is if they are sick or injured and I have to catch them and take them in for veterinary care. Under the licence we have at the care centre we must tag and microchip each koala before release. So hopefully no he won't be tagged but will live a healthy life :)
Great shot of this beauty.
We had on the news today that the increase of the Koala population was mainly cause by the increase of there habitat. Farmers cut dow to many trees they live in. Create more woods and natural parks..
@pyrrhula yes exactly - there is only one problem which is the loss of their trees. all the other issues they face are due to this (disease, dog attacks, roads, starvation). so healing them is only useful if we have the habitat for them to return to. the solution is simple, but it is not happening enough.
So it became one of those "wildlife moments". I slowly got my camera up and he would put his ears back, then forwards and I would snap a few shots. He was on that edge of decision "should I stay or should I go now", but I packed the camera away and moved on politely :)
The only reason a koala is tagged is if they are sick or injured and I have to catch them and take them in for veterinary care. Under the licence we have at the care centre we must tag and microchip each koala before release. So hopefully no he won't be tagged but will live a healthy life :)
We had on the news today that the increase of the Koala population was mainly cause by the increase of there habitat. Farmers cut dow to many trees they live in. Create more woods and natural parks..