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The 99th koala : rescue and resilience on Kangaroo Island / Kailas Wild.

The 99th koala : rescue and resilience on Kangaroo Island / Kailas Wild.

In last summer's devastating fires, Kangaroo Island lost half of its koala population, with many more left injured and starving. This is the inspiring and sometimes confronting story of someone who went to help and ended up a koala dad. When Kailas Wild - arborist by trade and conservationist at heart - heard that there were injured koalas on Kangaroo Island who could only be reached by a tree climber, he drove 1500 kms to volunteer. Seven weeks later, he had crowd-funded sixty-five thousand dollars, participated in the rescue of over 100 koalas and had formed a special bond with a baby koala - Joey Kai. His social media postings gained tens of thousands of views and press attention around Australia and overseas, including the BBC, The Times (London), The New York Times and The Daily Mail.The 99th Koala shares that experience, in words and pictures, and introduces us to some of the koalas of Kangaroo Island. Sometimes tragic, sometimes hopeful, Kai's story above all commemorates our unique wildlife, and demonstrates the power of one person trying to make a difference.

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Shelf Location 599.25 WIL
Author Wild, Kailas
Title The 99th koala : rescue and resilience on Kangaroo Island / Kailas Wild.
Alternate Titles Ninety-ninth koala
Publication Details Cammeray, NSW : Simon & Schuster (Australia) Pty Limited, 2020.
Description 204 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 20 x 22 cm.
Notes In last summer's devastating fires, Kangaroo Island lost half of its koala population, with many more left injured and starving. This is the inspiring and sometimes confronting story of someone who went to help and ended up a koala dad. When Kailas Wild - arborist by trade and conservationist at heart - heard that there were injured koalas on Kangaroo Island who could only be reached by a tree climber, he drove 1500 kms to volunteer. Seven weeks later, he had crowd-funded sixty-five thousand dollars, participated in the rescue of over 100 koalas and had formed a special bond with a baby koala - Joey Kai. His social media postings gained tens of thousands of views and press attention around Australia and overseas, including the BBC, The Times (London), The New York Times and The Daily Mail.The 99th Koala shares that experience, in words and pictures, and introduces us to some of the koalas of Kangaroo Island. Sometimes tragic, sometimes hopeful, Kai's story above all commemorates our unique wildlife, and demonstrates the power of one person trying to make a difference.
Subject Wild, Kailas -- Travel -- South Australia -- Kangaroo Island
Wildlife rescue -- South Australia -- Kangaroo Island
Koala -- South Australia -- Kangaroo Island
Wildfires -- South Australia -- Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island (S.A.)
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