Doug Gimesy / Forest and Wildlife officers Lachlan Clarke (right) an Emily Cordy watch on as a mother koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) and her joey are released. Editorial use only. Model released

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus tree after recent bushfires, just before having a visual inspection for its health. If it is determined that a closer examination is required to determin...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) mother and joey are released by Emily Cordy (left/green clothes) - a Forest and Wildlife officer (and assisted by members from the Australian Defence Force) at Log Cros...

David Gallan / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) grooming itself in a tree, East Gippsland, Australia, December.

Dave Watts / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), eating Eucalyptus leaves, Victoria, Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) mother with joey aged eight months, Queensland, Australia, captive.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) mother and joey aged sixth months, Queensland, Australia, captive.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) sleeping in tree fork. Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Captive.

Doug Gimesy / Portrait of a Victorian koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Koalas from the more southern and colder states of Australia have longer hair than there more northly counterparts. Cape Otway, Victoria, Austra...

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) joey aged ten months foraging in tree at night. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male walking on leaf litter. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) sitting in tree at night. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male sitting on ground, portrait. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male walking. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female and joey aged eleven months in tree fork. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female and joey sitting in tree fork. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) resting in tree fork. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Doug Gimesy / Road sign warning drivers of Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) potentially crossing road for next seven kilometres.?? Cabarlah, Queensland, Australia. April 2017.

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), rescued joey eating gum leaf whilst in tree, reaching out arm. Temporarily captive. Return to the Wild rescue centre, Carbalah, Queensland, Australia. April.

Jiri Lochman / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) sleeping high in a tree, Yanchep National Park, Western Australia. Captive.

Jiri Lochman / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) sleeping high in a tree, Yanchep National Park, Western Australia. Captive.

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months undergoing health check by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensl...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months, anaesthetised whilst undergoing health check by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Currumbin Wildlife Hospita...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 month under anaesthetic, on scales during health check. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast, Que...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months undergoing health check, veterinary nurse adminstering oxygen following anaesthetic. Joey's mother died from a terminal chlamydia infection. Te...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months undergoing health check, veterinary nurse adminstering oxygen following anaesthetic. Joey's mother died from a terminal chlamydia infection. Te...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male under anaesthetic. Veterinary nurse and veterinarian replacing IV catheter and checking health following previous surgery for peritonitis. Temporarily captive prior...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male under anaesthetic. Veterinary nurse and veterinarian replacing IV catheter and checking health following previous surgery for peritonitis. Temporarily captive prior...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months anaesthetised for health check, held by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold C...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) captured for a health check following bush fires in the area. Awaiting transpor to Bairnsdale for a thorough health check by veterinarians at the wildlife triage centre...

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuer and carer Lorna King takes a male koala ‘River' to her kitchen table, ready to feed him a food supplement. Model released

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuer and carer Lorna King leaves the mobile wildlife triage centre at Bairnsdale holding here male koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named ‘River'. River was brought in for a health check dur...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female is fed a supplement at a mobile wildlife triage centre. Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia. January 2020. Editorial use only.

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female is treated for burns to all her feet at a mobile wildlife triage centre at Bairnsdale during the late 2019/early 2020 bush fires. Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia....

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female named ‘Toby' which was rescued from Gelantipy (East Gippsland, Victoria) following the bushfires, is cared for by zoo keeper Courtney Pridgeon. Healsville Sanctua...

Doug Gimesy / Roger, a male koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), in care at Zoos Victoria Healsville Sanctuary. He was one of the burnt koalas rescued and transported to Melbourne for further care after the 2019/20 bush...

Doug Gimesy / Toby, a baby female Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) rescued from Gelantipy, East Gippsland, following the 2019 / 2020 bushfires, in care at Zoos Victoria Healsville Sanctuary. Victoria, Australia. Febr...

Doug Gimesy / Toby, a baby female Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) rescued from Gelantipy, East Gippsland, following the bushfires and now in care at Zoos Victoria Helasville Sanctuary, looked after by zoo keeper Cou...

Doug Gimesy / Senior Forest and Wildlife Officer Abby makes final arrangements to drive to Heaslville Sanctuary from East Sale RAAF Base, with a young rescued burn victim Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Micky...

Doug Gimesy / After a flight from Mallacoota and just landing at East Sale RAAF base, a young Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Micky' - one of 6 being evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre to Me...

Doug Gimesy / Inside of a Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) C-27J Spartan that is transporting 6 koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) that were burnt in the Mallacoota (Victoria, Australia) bushfires and are now being ev...

Doug Gimesy / Triage coordinator and Senior Forest and Wildlife Officer Abby Smith - sitting in a Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) C-27J Spartan - holding a young koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in th...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Baby Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Micky' - one of six evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre to Melbourne for further treatment to burns resulting from the Mallacoota bushfires...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) looking at a screen which is displaying an infra red image, sent via a drone, of a Koala...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a cage at the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre (which was a public hall until the fires). This Koala is being treated for burns. Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Jan...