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Sam the Koala needed help after the wildfires in
Australia destroyed her home. Firefighter David Tree
saved her life.
Firefighter David Tree was touched by the fragile nature of life as a wild Koala, now known as Sam, reached out to him for help after the recent fires in Australia. Tree and other firefighters were patrolling the woods when he caught a glimpse of Koala slowly wandering around the ashes. As he walked closer, he could see that she was burned and in pain.
Tree called out to the Koala and to his amazement, the little marsupial stopped. She waited for the firefighter to help him.
“It was amazing -- she turned around, sat on her bum and sort of looked at me . . . like, put me out of my misery," Tree reported to the Associated Press. "I yelled out for a bottle of water. I unscrewed the bottle, tipped it up on her lips and she just took it naturally. She kept reaching for the bottle, almost like a baby."
The Koala was then transported by the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals where she is being treated for 2nd and 3rd degree burns at the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter. She is believed to be between 2 - 4 years old. Veterinarians expect Sam to make a complete recovery and return to the wild within the next 7-8 months.
This was not the first time Tree has encountered a Koala. He explained that normally they are not friendly animals and rarely come toward a human. Koalas are extremely fragile in wildfires because they move slowly and tend to live high in the trees.
Since her rescue, Sam has made friends with another Koala saved from the wildfires named Bob.
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