FOTOS | Rehabilitan a koalas quemados por incendios en Australia
Algunos han sido regresados a su hábitat pero otros aún se recuperan de las quemaduras en hospitales de Sidney
Christopher Sun, a veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia resident, carries a sick koala, under anaesthesia, named Wally, who was rescued by the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, back to an enclosure to await pick-up by his carer, after receiving treatment at Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Sydney, Australia, July 10, 2020. Wally was rescued on the outskirts of Sydney in an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
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Morgan Philpott, a carer who volunteers with the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, collects leaves to be fed to a koala in rehabilitation, in Kurrajong, Australia, July 17, 2020. “They really run the risk of becoming extinct inside our lifetime,” Philpott said of the New South Wales koala population. “They need the trees to eat, and if we keep cutting them down they’re going to die.” REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A sick koala named Wally, rescued by the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, on the outskirts of Sydney in an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat, is treated as part of a rehabilitation process at Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Sydney, Australia, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
John Stark, who volunteers for the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, releases a rescued koala named Ernie back into the wild, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where one of his eyes had to be removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A koala crossing caution sign is seen in an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat in Wedderburn, Australia, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A rescued koala named Ruben, who has cataracts, is tended to by veterinary ophthalmology nurse Mayara Galetti while under anaesthesia, as he is treated for cataracts at Eye Clinic For Animals (ECA), a specialist veterinary ophthalmology practice, while being rehabilitated before a planned release back into his natural habitat, in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2020. Ruben was captured from a low tree by a main highway, in an area where koala habitat is being encroached upon by urban sprawl. Koalas near main highways, are at high risk of being hit by a car when moving amongst trees. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A mother koala named Kali and her joey, monitored by not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, as part of the Blue Mountains Koala Project spearheaded to plan for koala recovery in the region, are seen in their natural habitat in an area affected by bushfires, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
Smudge, a dog who is trained to follow the scent of koala droppings, stands during a population density survey conducted by not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, in a habitat that was burnt in a bushfire, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
Dr. Kellie Leigh, the executive director of the not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, conducts a health assessment on a koala named Pele as part of The Blue Mountains Koala Project, a population monitoring program spearheaded to plan for koala recovery in the region, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 15, 2020. Science for Wildlife uses advanced methods to track koala movements and monitor populations in bushfire affected areas. “At some of our sites, the forests are really tall, the canopies really thick, so you can’t necessarily find koalas just by looking up,” Leigh said. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A mother koala named Gladys is pictured with her twin joeys, who have been medically diagnosed as being underweight, at a rehabilitation enclosure next to their carer’s home, who volunteers for the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, where they are being rehabilitated, in Wedderburn, Australia, September 11, 2020. Gladys and her joeys were rescued from an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | Loren Elliott
Brie Sloggett, a field ecologist at the not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, assesses the health of a rescued koala named Ernie, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where he had to have one of his eyes removed, before he is released back into his natural habitat, in Windsor, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A rescued koala named Ernie climbs up a tree as he is released back into his natural habitat, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where he had to have one of his eyes removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A koala suffering from chlamydia, rescued from an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat, undergoes health assessments while under anaesthesia at Vineyard Veterinary Hospital, in Vineyard, Sydney, Australia, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliot SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A koala named Ernie, is transported to the area from which he was rescued, in preparation for being released back into his natural habitat, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where he had to have one of his eyes removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
Christopher Sun, a veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia resident, carries a sick koala, under anaesthesia, named Wally, who was rescued by the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, back to an enclosure to await pick-up by his carer, after receiving treatment at Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Sydney, Australia, July 10, 2020. Wally was rescued on the outskirts of Sydney in an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
Loren Elliott | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
Morgan Philpott, a carer who volunteers with the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, collects leaves to be fed to a koala in rehabilitation, in Kurrajong, Australia, July 17, 2020. “They really run the risk of becoming extinct inside our lifetime,” Philpott said of the New South Wales koala population. “They need the trees to eat, and if we keep cutting them down they’re going to die.” REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A sick koala named Wally, rescued by the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, on the outskirts of Sydney in an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat, is treated as part of a rehabilitation process at Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Sydney, Australia, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
John Stark, who volunteers for the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, releases a rescued koala named Ernie back into the wild, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where one of his eyes had to be removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A koala crossing caution sign is seen in an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat in Wedderburn, Australia, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A rescued koala named Ruben, who has cataracts, is tended to by veterinary ophthalmology nurse Mayara Galetti while under anaesthesia, as he is treated for cataracts at Eye Clinic For Animals (ECA), a specialist veterinary ophthalmology practice, while being rehabilitated before a planned release back into his natural habitat, in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2020. Ruben was captured from a low tree by a main highway, in an area where koala habitat is being encroached upon by urban sprawl. Koalas near main highways, are at high risk of being hit by a car when moving amongst trees. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
A mother koala named Kali and her joey, monitored by not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, as part of the Blue Mountains Koala Project spearheaded to plan for koala recovery in the region, are seen in their natural habitat in an area affected by bushfires, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
Smudge, a dog who is trained to follow the scent of koala droppings, stands during a population density survey conducted by not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, in a habitat that was burnt in a bushfire, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS
Dr. Kellie Leigh, the executive director of the not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, conducts a health assessment on a koala named Pele as part of The Blue Mountains Koala Project, a population monitoring program spearheaded to plan for koala recovery in the region, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 15, 2020. Science for Wildlife uses advanced methods to track koala movements and monitor populations in bushfire affected areas. “At some of our sites, the forests are really tall, the canopies really thick, so you can’t necessarily find koalas just by looking up,” Leigh said. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A mother koala named Gladys is pictured with her twin joeys, who have been medically diagnosed as being underweight, at a rehabilitation enclosure next to their carer’s home, who volunteers for the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, where they are being rehabilitated, in Wedderburn, Australia, September 11, 2020. Gladys and her joeys were rescued from an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | Loren Elliott
Brie Sloggett, a field ecologist at the not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, assesses the health of a rescued koala named Ernie, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where he had to have one of his eyes removed, before he is released back into his natural habitat, in Windsor, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A rescued koala named Ernie climbs up a tree as he is released back into his natural habitat, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where he had to have one of his eyes removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A koala suffering from chlamydia, rescued from an area where urban development is encroaching on koala habitat, undergoes health assessments while under anaesthesia at Vineyard Veterinary Hospital, in Vineyard, Sydney, Australia, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliot SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott
A koala named Ernie, is transported to the area from which he was rescued, in preparation for being released back into his natural habitat, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where he had to have one of his eyes removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH “KOALAS ELLIOTT” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES | Loren Elliott