After 5 years in Australia I have finally .........................................
Nov 4th 2011, 9:31 am
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After 5 years in Australia I have finally .........................................
seen my first 'wild' Koala ... 
I've seen allsorts since moving into my house, but altho I know the koala's are behind me (hear em now and then doin their thang) ... i've still not seen one.
I've done the Dreamworld pic with one, but as I say never seen one in the 'wild'.
Not your normal spot I must admit but ...
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Poor thing was sittin there, stoned off his nut and watching the cars go by ...
NOT the busiest of roads I admit (round the corner from me) but all the same, just sittin there!
One of my neighbours got an old towel and picked it up (yeah it screeched a lil) and moved it to the side of the road ...
Where it continued to just sit there!
Everyone was stopping, pulling out the phone for a pic (me included), and in the end my neighbour picked it up again and placed it in a cardboard box, and then took it to the local vet.
One of the guy's there was on the phone to someone or other (RSPCA maybe) and he was told to take it home and take it to the Daisy Hill Koala Sanctuary tomorrow ...
If i'd of took that fella home then that'd be it, my new pet ...
... but in all seriousness it WAS weird how it was just sittin there in the middle of the road.
Just thought i'd share ...
I've seen allsorts since moving into my house, but altho I know the koala's are behind me (hear em now and then doin their thang) ... i've still not seen one.
I've done the Dreamworld pic with one, but as I say never seen one in the 'wild'.
Not your normal spot I must admit but ...
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Poor thing was sittin there, stoned off his nut and watching the cars go by ...
NOT the busiest of roads I admit (round the corner from me) but all the same, just sittin there!
One of my neighbours got an old towel and picked it up (yeah it screeched a lil) and moved it to the side of the road ...
Where it continued to just sit there!
Everyone was stopping, pulling out the phone for a pic (me included), and in the end my neighbour picked it up again and placed it in a cardboard box, and then took it to the local vet.
One of the guy's there was on the phone to someone or other (RSPCA maybe) and he was told to take it home and take it to the Daisy Hill Koala Sanctuary tomorrow ...
If i'd of took that fella home then that'd be it, my new pet ...
... but in all seriousness it WAS weird how it was just sittin there in the middle of the road.Just thought i'd share ...
Nov 4th 2011, 9:39 am
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Re: After 5 years in Australia I have finally .......................................
Could you send me a bit of what he'd been chewin please Paul?
Nov 4th 2011, 9:42 am
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Awwww cute fing
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You'd have thunk the vets would keep it just in case anything was wrong with it. Hope it lives mate
(koala not you mate)You'd have thunk the vets would keep it just in case anything was wrong with it. Hope it lives mate
Nov 4th 2011, 9:43 am
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We live bordering the Koala Sanctuary and have seen numerous Koalas since living here, we even had one in the backyard a few years ago. A mate works there and was involved in the recent survey to see just how many are left up here. 10 years ago there were several hundred and now the numbers are barely into the 30's, very sad indeed.
Nov 4th 2011, 2:12 pm
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Probably quite sick I reckon, when I did voluntary work at Currumbin, they said normally if you can get close enough to be allowed to pick it up, it is often very sick. We had a few brought in with Chlamydia which is a problem with Koalas.
At least he will get checked over at the sanctuary.
At least he will get checked over at the sanctuary.
Nov 4th 2011, 6:58 pm
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Probably quite sick I reckon, when I did voluntary work at Currumbin, they said normally if you can get close enough to be allowed to pick it up, it is often very sick. We had a few brought in with Chlamydia which is a problem with Koalas.
At least he will get checked over at the sanctuary.
At least he will get checked over at the sanctuary.
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Nov 5th 2011, 3:13 am
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Yeah will see what the vets said when I see me neighbour next.
Oh and plenty of what he chews on behind me Bix if you want some ...
Oh and plenty of what he chews on behind me Bix if you want some ...
Nov 5th 2011, 1:26 pm
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So sweet, I saw some wild ones in Noosa when I was there
Nov 5th 2011, 1:38 pm
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Fantastic! Like you say, the poor thing looks stoned off it's head 
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing
Nov 5th 2011, 5:50 pm
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Hows the koala going mate?
Nov 6th 2011, 12:30 am
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omg, he is sooooooo adorable!!!! I would have been so tempted to bring him home with me!
Why do you think he just sat there? Could he have been sick?
Why do you think he just sat there? Could he have been sick?
Nov 6th 2011, 1:32 am
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No one knows how it got there and I just see my neighbour. He said the local vet took it, and was gonna take it to the koala sanctuary.
Apparently it showed no signs of being hit or anything. just a lil too stoned I spose ...
Nov 6th 2011, 5:38 am
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Yeah you and me both!
No one knows how it got there and I just see my neighbour. He said the local vet took it, and was gonna take it to the koala sanctuary.
Apparently it showed no signs of being hit or anything. just a lil too stoned I spose ... http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...eys/smokin.gif
No one knows how it got there and I just see my neighbour. He said the local vet took it, and was gonna take it to the koala sanctuary.
Apparently it showed no signs of being hit or anything. just a lil too stoned I spose ... http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...eys/smokin.gif
