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Friends of the Koala
Australia
Registrace 13. 05. 2021
At Friends of the Koala, we believe in a future for koalas in the NSW Northern Rivers.
Operating for over 35 years, we have an established history of working towards positive outcomes for koalas. Not only do we rescue, rehabilitate and release sick and injured koalas, we restore and enhance their habitat, educate the community, advocate on their behalf and assist with relevant research.
We maintain a 24/7 Rescue Hotline and operate a Koala Hospital, Community Nursery and Community Education and Administration Centre at our site in East Lismore, NSW.
Each year on average, Friends of the Koala tend to 400 sick, injured, and orphaned koalas, which is approximately 50% of all wild koalas rescued in NSW.
Operating for over 35 years, we have an established history of working towards positive outcomes for koalas. Not only do we rescue, rehabilitate and release sick and injured koalas, we restore and enhance their habitat, educate the community, advocate on their behalf and assist with relevant research.
We maintain a 24/7 Rescue Hotline and operate a Koala Hospital, Community Nursery and Community Education and Administration Centre at our site in East Lismore, NSW.
Each year on average, Friends of the Koala tend to 400 sick, injured, and orphaned koalas, which is approximately 50% of all wild koalas rescued in NSW.
Correct Koala syringe supplement feeding with Liz
In this comprehensive video, vet nurse and experienced home carer Liz shows us how to feed the joeys in Koala Kindy.
When the youngest of our koalas first come to Friends of the Koala, they can be a little bit distracted by the activity around them and they've never been hand fed by a human before. Supporting the koalas to learn who to feed from a syringe takes a bit of practice.
Here Liz talks us through the do's and don'ts of feeding a koala joey with a syringe. In the video she is feeding Kookie and Pala.
We take a hands off approach to caring for our koalas, the less interaction they have with humans the better so joeys don't need our hands on them for feeding.
Liz checks that they joeys are swallowing what they are taking in, keeps things slow and calm. Our koala carers allow the joey to come to them and gently put the syringe tip only to the corner of their mouth.
Koala feeding is also a good opportunity to give the koala a visual once over to see if everything looks ok with them.
What do you think? Would you like to volunteer with us and work with arguably the worlds cutest animal? friendsofthekoala.org/volunteer/
When the youngest of our koalas first come to Friends of the Koala, they can be a little bit distracted by the activity around them and they've never been hand fed by a human before. Supporting the koalas to learn who to feed from a syringe takes a bit of practice.
Here Liz talks us through the do's and don'ts of feeding a koala joey with a syringe. In the video she is feeding Kookie and Pala.
We take a hands off approach to caring for our koalas, the less interaction they have with humans the better so joeys don't need our hands on them for feeding.
Liz checks that they joeys are swallowing what they are taking in, keeps things slow and calm. Our koala carers allow the joey to come to them and gently put the syringe tip only to the corner of their mouth.
Koala feeding is also a good opportunity to give the koala a visual once over to see if everything looks ok with them.
What do you think? Would you like to volunteer with us and work with arguably the worlds cutest animal? friendsofthekoala.org/volunteer/
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A rescued koala mum and her baby joey at our Koala Hospital and Care Centre
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Another older video but worth sharing. This time of koala mum Gidja and her baby joey Boorie who were rescued last year and have both been successfully released since. Boorie was a back young joey at the time of about seven months old and they were both found on the side of the road, with Gidja looking quite stressed and disorientated. We think Gidja sustained a traumatic brain injury and follo...
It's breakfast time for the joeys in Koala Kindy
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Whilst this video was taken in October 2023, it wasn't posted before so we thought we would share. See our joeys enjoying their supplement milk from our volunteer koala carers - Frankie, Minnie May, Pikachu, 8 Mile and Boorie. The video gives you a little glimpse into the world of Koala Kindy and what our joeys get up to. They are climbing and jumping and building strength to one day return to ...
A glimpse at our local wild koala - Jaxson, Goonellbah NSW
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Jaxson is one of our wild living local koalas, although he has visited our Northern Rivers Koala Hospital and Care Centre for medical treatment and rehabilitation following a dog bite. Dog bites can be very serious to koalas and even fatal. We are so lucky to have our amazing vets and volunteers who looked after Jaxson whilst he was recovering. Jaxson is now out cruising his local trees living ...
Little Hobi our miracle joey met Emerson in Koala Kindy recently - here's how they got on.
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Aren't these two baby koalas the cutest thing you've ever seen? Hobi recently met Emerson in Koala Kindy - the two hit it off but Kindy was proving too much for Hobi just yet so he has gone back to visit his koala carer Liz so that she can resettle him. Little Emerson is doing well in Koala Kindy, at this recent health assessment he passed with flying colours. It is mad to say but he has been c...
Is there anything cuter than a baby koala?
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We all love baby animals, they are just so darn cute and cuddly but (we think anyway) that the cutest baby animal in the world must be a koala joey. All babies - human and animal need constant care and attention to survive and being cute is one of the main ways they get it - did you know that? Additionally humans are naturally programed to nurture and take care of babies and we have a particula...
Koalas love to eat eucalyptus leaves - interesting koala facts
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Ivy is one of our resident koalas in our Koala Care Centre, her friend is Charlotte. Both have hip dysplasia and wouldn't survive in the wild so they live here permanently with Friends of the Koala. If you ever come to NSW try to book a koala tour with us and you will get to see our adorable koalas. We would love to show you around! Ivy is either eating leaf or sleeping - there is not much in b...
The cutest koala joeys in our Koala Care Centre in Lismore Australia
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Our volunteer photographer Brad captures the antics of our youngest koalas in our Koala Kindy - where the joeys learn how to be koalas - climbing, jumping, eating leaves and rough-housing it seems with each other too. Looks like Emerson loves to play with Kelso nipping his arm - like real brothers! Please enjoy our fun videos - we hope it helps you care about koalas just a little bit more and w...
NSW’s leading Koala Hospitals form an Alliance on Wild Koala Day
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We are thrilled to announce the formation of the NSW Koala Hospital Alliance launched aptly on Wild Koala Day - May 3rd 2024. A monumental occasion for koala conservation efforts in NSW. NSW Koala Hospital Alliance incorporates the three largest koala hospitals in NSW: Koala Conservation Australia Limited (KCA) Port Macquarie, Friends of the Koala Inc (FOK) Lismore, and Port Stephens Koala Hosp...
Announcing the formation of the NSW Koala Hospital Alliance on Wild Koala Day 2024.
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We are thrilled to announce the formation of the NSW Koala Hospital Alliance launched aptly on Wild Koala Day - May 3rd 2024. A monumental occasion for koala conservation efforts in NSW. NSW Koala Hospital Alliance incorporates the three largest koala hospitals in NSW: Koala Conservation Australia Limited (KCA) Port Macquarie, Friends of the Koala Inc (FOK) Lismore, and Port Stephens Koala Hosp...
Our koala joeys - Johnny, Hip Hop, Maleny and Brown Sugar have all been released to the wild.
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Johnny, Hip Hop, Maleny and Brown Sugar have all reached their all important milestones in order to be released back to the wild. They have also been chipped, tagged and vaccinated against chlamydia. We will miss these crazy kids and have loved every minute of their stay. We hope they can stay out of trouble and live long happy lives in the treetops. Good luck gang!
Rescued joey koala makes a full recovery at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital
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Hobi was discovered cold and alone under a bush has made an astonishing recovery at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, operated by Friends of the Koala. The veterinary team were initially very concerned as little Hobi was suffering shock from exposure and his prognosis for survival was thought to be very slim. “He could barely sit up, was very dehydrated, had an erratic heartbeat, abnormal hea...
Koala's in the Northern Rivers region, NSW, Australia
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Polar Star, whom we introduced to you a little over two months ago is settling in well to our Koala Care Centre and getting used to her surroundings, as you can see she loves good leaf! Thanks to our amazing volunteers Polar Star is doing well. She is a beauty!
Busy Koala Care Centre rescues orphaned joeys
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Busy Koala Care Centre rescues orphaned joeys
Jaxson is back in action - adult male koala from Goonellabah
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Jaxson is back in action - adult male koala from Goonellabah
Friends of the Koala are a busy Koala Hospital and Care Centre in Lismore, NSW Australia
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Friends of the Koala are a busy Koala Hospital and Care Centre in Lismore, NSW Australia
Our koala joeys enjoy cooling off in the rain.
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Our koala joeys enjoy cooling off in the rain.
Friends of the Koala plantation January 2024
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Friends of the Koala plantation January 2024
Preparing for Australian bushfire season and saving koalas
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Preparing for Australian bushfire season and saving koalas
Koala Kindy - Video of Waratah, Kookie, Rafa, Siri and Pudding in kindy
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Koala Kindy - Video of Waratah, Kookie, Rafa, Siri and Pudding in kindy
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Many koalas were killed or injured when the trees they were living in were cut down. Please help to save the koalas.
So CUTE 🥰 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Precious 🥰🐨❤️
Gorgeousness, innocence and preciousness 💚🐨🌳💚🐨🌳
I love koalas❤❤❤❤❤❤
The most precious sweeties! I'm so glad they got on very well. 💓
Gammas precious love goes bye - bye🐨🥰. Take care of yourself little angel gamma loves you ! Koalas bring love and life 🐨 🌿 💕
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Beautiful babies!
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I really hope all joey will be strong, wild and free🤓🐨
Thank you Liz! 🥰🐨🐨❤
Gammas precious babies🐨🐨🥰. Koalas bring love and life 🐨 🌿 🌿💕
Thank you to all of the volunteers that provide their time to such a wonderful creature Thank you all
Lol! This scene started at 8:28 is so funny 😁🐨🐨
Sweet fur babies 😍🐨
Is she old enough? ❤❤
Hi, yes Cygnet is old enough, we make sure the released koalas are a good weight and have reached certain milestones.
Been released with a diaper on.... not right at all.
Does it have one on or it that it's fur from wearing one, look closer. I hope it's been properly rehabilitated too, but we have no proof it hasnt
It's not a diaper, it's the way her fur is colored in that area of her body.
Hi, the rump of koalas has a mottled appearance, we would never release a koala with a diaper and they don't wear diapers in rehabilitation.
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Gidja and Boorie are lovely!🥰🤗🐨🐨❤ Thank you for saving them.👏🏻
Beautiful mama and baby! 🐨
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On Kangaroo Island, a few weeks ago, many koalas were spotted or injured when the trees they lived in were cut down. Please help to save koalas.
😢 yes, you are right! In some places koalas are killed and in others, like wonderful FOK, they are rescued.
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Sorry that they are either sick or injured, but it's nice to see a little one with it's mom!🐨🐨🌳
Mães e pais koalas tambem são preciosos e os fofos bebês irão ficar Adultos.
Gammas precious babies🥰. Koalas bring love and life 🐨 🌿 💕
Hugs to the cutest animals on the planet & their carers
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Proof that some koala joeys are, in fact, land/tree piranhas when they want to be.
On Kangaroo Island, a few weeks ago many koalas were killed or injured when the trees they lived in were cut down. Please help to save koalas.
Breakfast is the most important meal 🍼🥛😂🐨😍🥰
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Such a great video! 🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨
cutness overloading
Sheer perfection! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you for the video 💖💖 much love to all the Koalas 🐨🐨💖💖
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Heart melting ❣️ 🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😍💌
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wonder if they bite people when upset ?
Yummy 🌿🌱🌿🌱🌿🌱🌳🐨❤️
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Sweet boy ❤🐨
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