Australian Reptile Park Celebrates First Koala Born Since Deadly Bushfires

An Australian zoo has greeted its first koala joey since the horrifying bushfires earlier this year.

Among the storm of events 2020 has underwent already, it is easy to forget the destruction of the blazes Down Under where more than 12 million hectares of land were burnt to ground, 33 people died and about a billion animals were killed.

Though, over at Australian Reptile Park, a true spark of light has appeared from the losses across the country: Ash the koala joey is born.

 

Ash was in fact born back in January; but joeys often stay in their pouches for up to seven months, so it was only safe to check on her well-being recently. Zoo’s staff has stated, Ash is probably five months old and is ‘right on track to be leaving the mother’s pouch for the first time’.

On social media, the New South Wales Central Coast zoo wrote: ‘Ash is the first koala born since the tragic Australian bushfires and is a symbol of hope for the future of Australia’s native wildlife.’

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