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Help Thirsty Koalas Devastated by Recent Fires


The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has been overwhelmed by the kindness, good wishes and support from the Australian and international community for the wildlife icon, the koala. 

The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, and National Parks and Wildlife Service crew leaders, have spent weeks searching for koalas following the devastating bush fires in the Port Macquarie area.  To date, 31 koalas have been brought to the hospital from several fire grounds.

On admittance to the hospital, a koala is rehydrated and then the following day examined for burns which are treated with burns cream before they are bandaged.  The dressings are changed every three days.



Initially, the hospital’s aim was to raise money to purchase and distribute automatic drinking stations which will be installed in the burnt areas to help in koala and wildlife survival.

The number of drinking stations being built has now been increased and they will be shared with other wildlife organisations in fire affected regions across New South Wales.  Two are being built for dispatch to the northern rivers fire area next week.

We are also purchasing a water carrying vehicle with fire fighting capabilities to replenish the drinking stations with water as needed.  

Donations have now reached an incredible amount and we are extending the project to establish a wild koala breeding program.

In what is a national tragedy, the bushfires in and around Port Macquarie in November, devastated a genetically diverse koala population.  As many as 350 koalas have perished with approximately 75% of the fireground footprint being prime koala habitat.

Some of the funds raised through the Go Fund Me site will be directed to building a ‘Koala Ark’, a facility to allow the surviving koalas to be accommodated in a healthy habitat area.  Hopefully, these koalas will breed and a new population of koalas will be established for return to the wild.

www.https://www.koalahospital.org.au/  


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  • Rou-Chen Chen
    • $50 
    • 17 d
  • Amanda Hay
    • $15 
    • 18 d
  • Saffron picker
    • $90 
    • 22 d
  • Anoniem
    • $38 
    • 27 d
  • Anoniem
    • $38 
    • 27 d
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Inzamelingsactieteam: Port Macquarie Koala Hospital (59)

Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
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$2,224,184 ingezameld dankzij 41164 donaties
Thrumster NSW
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
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Sally Price
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$3,760 ingezameld dankzij 83 donaties
Dao Yin
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$1,682 ingezameld dankzij 19 donaties
Ruth Ku
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$1,378 ingezameld dankzij 26 donaties
Marina Etherington
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$1,176 ingezameld dankzij 35 donaties

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