... the good news is that Krissy's eyes couldn't look better. For those newer to my project he had chlamydial conjunctivitis last Nov and I had to catch him and take him into care and we successfully treated him and he was released again here 5 weeks later.
That is why he wears an ear tag (all koalas taken into care by law here are tagged before release). I like the play of the leaf shadows on his face in this shot too.
Thank you for the many awesome comments and some really well thought out questions lately too!
@shutterbug49 oh yes very contagious - sadly his 12 year old mother did not make it as she would have been infected first.
the thing that is truly killing the koalas is loss of habitat, but as a secondary result of the stress of this, chlamydia is what we see - it is endemic in the northern areas for them sadly and very often fatal, so every win is huge :)
the thing that is truly killing the koalas is loss of habitat, but as a secondary result of the stress of this, chlamydia is what we see - it is endemic in the northern areas for them sadly and very often fatal, so every win is huge :)
(Everything of value is defenseless.- Lucebert. )