Koalas claw their way back after bushfire
The koala population on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula is clawing back from last year’s devastating bushfires, with rescued animals experiencing a baby boom.
Some of the adults saved after the Sleaford fires last November have been nurtured back to health at Mikkirra Sanctuary – and now the love and care is paying dividends.
The pitter patter of little koala paws is giving carers strong hope the local population will bounce back to what it was before the fires.
“I think in a year or two years, they’ll probably be back to that number,” wildlife rescuer Bett de la Perrelle said.
It is likely many koalas will remain at the unfenced sanctuary instead of wandering back to their original homes because the burned trees have still not grown back.
