BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-04)

ABOVESafelyontheground,the

koalaisputintoa hessiansack.The

ocersthenundertakea preliminary

healthcheck,examiningtheanimalfor

burnsandinjuries.Theyalsoawardit a

conditionscore,basedonmusclelevels,

ona scaleofonetofive(fivebeing

thebest).Thisindividualisa three,

meaningitsprognosisisgood.

RIGHTFlagginga

koaladowna treeis

a trickyprocedure.A

pieceofleathertied

toa poleisdangled

abovethecasualty,

imitatinga predator,

suchasa batorbird

ofprey.Fromtheend

ofanotherpole,a rope

iscarefullylooped

aroundtheanimal’s

necktogentlyguide

it downthetrunk.

PHOTO STORY KOALAS

60 BBC Wildlife April 2019