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Koalas badly injured in Victorian bushfires finally released back into the wild after long recovery
After 10 months of medical treatment and rehabilitation, 14 koalas that were badly burned in last summer’s bushfires have been nursed back to health and released back into the bush in eastern Victoria.
Key points:
- The injured koalas were rescued after bushfires that burned in eastern Victoria in January
- It took months to nurse their wounds before they were moved to special rehabilitation facilities for “rewilding”
- The final eight animals were released into bushland around Mallacoota on the weekend
The koalas were given emergency treatment for severe burns at triage centres in East Gippsland.
Special RAAF jets were used to evacuate some animals for treatment by staff at Healesville Sanctuary and Melbourne Zoo.
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