A young koala has been rescued after being found next to its dead mother in scorched bushland on the western end of Kangaroo Island on January 17. | The National Desk - TND

Wait, what? A koala on a bus?! 🚌 Yes, really. The call came on Saturday night from the bus control support officer about a koala on a Brisbane CityGlider. Our hero bus driver had seen a koala dodge traffic on Wiles Street at Camp Hill before it scrambled up a light post on a traffic island. The quick-thinking driver tried to stop the koala from slipping down the metal post. Worried the koala might climb down and run into the path of a car, he used a light jacket to cover its head before moving

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405K views · 3.2K shares | A woman risked her own safety to rescue a burnt koala from an Australian bushfire. She wrapped the koala in her shirt, then gave the poor thing some water. :') | Indiatimes | Facebook