Koala Rescue Sensation

I started browsing the internet today with a news from Australia about a Koala rescued from a forest fire. The Koala was on the ground and according to the fireman who rescued her, it seemed to be bewildered. The whole rescue was recorded on a cellphone and the world took notice of how the Koala responded to her rescuer. The Koala, who is now named Sam was given water by the fireman, and the Koala actually put his hand on the arm of the fireman while it drank from the water bottle.

The Koala was said to be reaching out for the water bottle in the beginning and then the Koala rested its paw on the arm of the fireman. The fireman explains that his arm at that time was quite cold and somewhat wet and that probably offered some relief to the injured paw of Koala.

Check out these videos of the Koala rescue from www.Youtube.com





In the wild, it is said to be extremely rare to come close in contact with a Koala. When I visited Australia a number of years back, my mom and I went to this farm where we were able to see Koalas and Kangaroos. How can we leave Australia without seeing one of each in person right?

Anyways, since the Koala was tamed (not raised in the wild) and is still a baby, I was actually able to get a photo op. I held the Koala while its sharp claws held on to my shoulder while I supported him with both of my hands underneath his quite heavy body. The koala was definitely heavier than a baby, although this would actually depend on how big the koala is and the baby that it is being compared to. Nonetheless, that was how I remembered it.

The Koala was also very sleepy and if I remember it correctly, that's how they really are according to the Australian who was handling the Koala. They gave out information about the Koala and they said that Koalas sleep a lot and this is also mostly the effect of eating eucalyptus leaves. The said leaves doesn't really give them that much energy so they tend to be sluggish creatures.

I enjoyed holding a Koala and it was an experience I will never forget. I remembered this experience again upon coming across with the Koala rescue sensation posted on Youtube. It reminded me of how I was once upon a time so fascinated with nature and how active I was with organizing activities for awareness and conservation. While I do not know if I did any good, back then it felt good to have that kind of passion.

It is good that there are still so many people out there who have both the passion and the guts to act on their beliefs. Thank God for people who are compassionate towards animals, mother nature, and all that people like you and I should pay a little more attention to.