... except when coming back down I guess :)
Koalas are quite nimble and can move fast through the trees when they wake up and decide on going somewhere.
Thank you for the awesome comments and questions on my photos.
Yep , there must be some juicy leaves in sight !! Love the little back foot/paw ready to spurt forward , body all tense even the drawn back ears - ready , steady - go !!
@photographycrazy no news yet, I will update when I know! it's really frustrating waiting for news when they go up to this big wildlife hospital that take every kind of native wildlife and are so busy
@brigette thanks for asking! I am just a private landowner, and am regenerating the native habitat on my property. I have signed a conservation agreement with the government that means this land must always remain as native habitat and be looked after by whoever owns it into the future.
I spend a lot of time collecting information on the koala response to the return of their habitat (koalas are dying out fast as their trees are removed for 'progress').
I also volunteer with our local koala rescue and rehabilitation group.
So all this is done out of love for the environment and the koalas (and other native animals, I have 14 species on the property that are vulnerable to extinction). I do have to work a 'day job' as well to pay my mortgage and living expenses. I think I'm one of the luckiest people however to live in the koalas backyard!
As part of my data collection I have developed a keen interest in photography, which has been another really rewarding part of what I do, and find this community one of my big happy places :)
So encouraging to 'hear' you share your passion for wild life and the accompanying responsibility. You're a wonderful warrior/activist for Koalas and their habitat. Long may it continue.
We have friends near York in WA who are in the process of rewilding their organic farm. They have plans to reintroduce species extinct on mainland Australia. We went looking for echidna but only saw tracks. Excited to see their progress in a couple of years when we next visit, they miles and miles of rabbit proof fence to erect first!! I admire you so much!!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond oh that's fab - you don't often see echidnas, I can show you lots of evidence of them here, but I rarely see one! so scats and tracks are really important for indicators of how great their work is progressing!
rabbit proof fencing I don't envy them that task in the least!
thank you Jackie, really I'm just so very lucky to live this way :)
@sydcanonphotos yeah it's nasty isn't it? Bullet was bitten on the thigh by a dog last year. I caught him and he spent a long time in a wildlife hospital. When we release any koala they must have an ear tag placed (we also microchip them).
About 6 months after release, Bullet managed somehow, to rip the tag out of his ear and that is the result you can see. OUCH!
Only a very small percentage have a problem with the tag, we often see them 10 years and more later still with their tag in place.
I spend a lot of time collecting information on the koala response to the return of their habitat (koalas are dying out fast as their trees are removed for 'progress').
I also volunteer with our local koala rescue and rehabilitation group.
So all this is done out of love for the environment and the koalas (and other native animals, I have 14 species on the property that are vulnerable to extinction). I do have to work a 'day job' as well to pay my mortgage and living expenses. I think I'm one of the luckiest people however to live in the koalas backyard!
As part of my data collection I have developed a keen interest in photography, which has been another really rewarding part of what I do, and find this community one of my big happy places :)
rabbit proof fencing I don't envy them that task in the least!
thank you Jackie, really I'm just so very lucky to live this way :)
About 6 months after release, Bullet managed somehow, to rip the tag out of his ear and that is the result you can see. OUCH!
Only a very small percentage have a problem with the tag, we often see them 10 years and more later still with their tag in place.