Posted on 11/20/2019 2:48:19 PM PST by BenLurkin
A spokesperson from the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital said the marsupial's "feet are completely burnt and he has burns to his chest and stomach.
"He has been bandaged and given antibiotics but will take a lot of looking after, if he pulls through," the spokesperson told 9News.
In Sydney, more than 50 people were treated for asthma and breathing-related problems on Tuesday as smoke blown from NSW bushfires engulfed Australia's largest city in thick smoke.
Air quality dropped to "hazardous" levels in the Sydney area overnight Tuesday, according to the New South Wales Bureau of Meteorology.
"I was up checking all our windows and doors were shut because it smelt like our house was on fire. A lot of my colleagues are complaining that it burns their eyes being in it and a lot of issues with asthma in our office," Adele Bryant, who lives close to Rouse Hill in Sydney, told CNN.
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Good on ya love. Poor little guy.
We were in Australia last month.I didn’t know until two days that there was a big trade in kolas skins with the U.S. from 1880’s to 1927.It was stopped by Sec. of Commerce’ Herbert Hoover. He was credited by an Aussie scientist for saving the kolas.
Sorry. Meant to say ‘’got to me’’.
I saw the bear on news this morning. The lady that saved him took off her shirt and wrapped him up in it. She was just wearing her bra and pants walking across the road. Cute bear and I hope it makes it.
Yeah. I saw that video. The little guys story really got to me. I’m going to find out if there’s some way I can make a donation to his care.
Nice save, lovely lady. I saw similar rescues during the Camp Fire. No Koalas, though.
Hope he pulls through,
Hope the people complaining of smoke problems are the same ones who’d bitch about somebody lighting up a cigar a half mile away.
Aussies, no snowflakes there.
BBC had a shot of him bandaged and eating in a tree. They gave him a 50-50 chance.
Well, eating is a good sign. I’ve been trying to find a local tv station in New South Wales. That’s where this story is out of. There’s a Ch. 10. I’m on The Jersey Shore here. It’s 7:55 pm. EST. here. It’s about 12 noon there.
Yeah. Put that thing out, I’m triggered, doncha’ know!! Idiots. Anyway, I’m trying to locate a local tv station in New South Wales. That’s where this story is out of.
The little guy is in Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in New South Wales. You can Google it and inquire about the animal. I did and asked if I could make a donation to his care. They said they’d reply shortly. The little guys is ‘’still in serious condition’’.
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