HEARTBREAKING footage shows a desperate koala begging cyclists for water as up to a THIRD of its species have been wiped out in Australia’s apocalyptic bushfires.
The animal was nearly run over by the team of cyclists who came to its aid as it sat on the road to Adelaide in baking 40C heat.
The ‘very thirsty boy’ approached the cyclists and was filmed lapping up as much water as it could, having climbed up onto the bikes to get to the bottles.
The marsupials are being forced out of their homes by the fires, leading to similar scenes across affected areas.
The country’s Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley estimates the infernos have destroyed 30 per cent of the little marsupials habitat.
It is thought the flames and destruction may have killed thousands of Koalas whose numbers are already dangerously low.
Read more:
Koala begs cyclist for water in scorching Australia heat as up to THIRD of species wiped out in bushfires:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10634335/koala-begs-cyclist-water-australia-heat-third-wiped-out-bushfires/
Australian wildfires wipe a THIRD of all koalas on country’s east coast as experts warn of extinction:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10630105/australian-wildfires-wipe-a-third-of-all-koalas-on-countrys-east-coast-as-experts-warn-of-extinction/
Heartbreaking image of burnt koala mum shielding her baby as wildfires rip through Australia:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9899361/burnt-koala-wildfires-australia-photos/
Hundreds of koalas burned alive after breeding ground is wiped out by bushfires ravaging parts of south east Australia:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10241289/hundreds-koala-bears-burned-alive-australian-bush-fires/
Koalas are now ‘functionally’ extinct with tiny remaining wild population ‘unable to support the next generation’:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9089501/koalas-functionally-extinct-tiny-population/
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Good job australia, keep birning your forest
Thank you. All for helping the animals. God bless you
So sad.
The sicking irony of the Koala's drinking from a plastic bottle..
So much suffering that could have been prevented if we have listened when scientists warned the world about pollution and global warning 30 years ago.
I wonder if koalas are starting to learn as a species that humans will give them resources.
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Australia, hold on, we are with you, Odessa !!!
He sure as he'll wasn't 'begging'. He was thirsty and parched. Plain and simple.
Cyclist did God's Work
Those eco terrorist arsonists are evil !
Thank you!
God bless these beautiful innocent loving fur babies. Thank you to everyone for helping them.
The animals did nothing wrong to except this ?
Poor little animals begging people for water is so heart breaking.
It's not the good way to give water to a koala ! You are going to kill it !
To recognize that the majority of these fires were set intentionally !!
who knows how to upload a video to a project?
Within 25 years, billions of human corpses will have rotted across the globe as New South Wales becomes the face of the globe.
please excuse me i want to say who many camels have you killed sorry shooting !
no koala should suffer. please donate. I personally just signed up a 12 month donation program you are strong enough you can do it too. have a,lovely day. love you all
I came across with this company who is giving free shaving kits to anyone who donates. Check this Charity Shave Co. Thought I'd share.
Koala don't talk but without any words you can tell that they are asking for help, I want to help them and found out that I can help them by buying a shaving kit from Charity Shave Co a charity site where your money will save those innocent animals.
I feel guilty for this, what are we humans doing to this planet.
This would be the time for EVERYONE trained to put out fires to band together from all over the world to come and fight these fires as an endless team. ?
he's so cute i want this cutie koala
착한 동물들이 산불로 힘들어하는거보니 가슴이 아파요 ㅠㅠ 코알라 뜻이 물을 먹지않는 동물이 라는 뜻인데 …
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The worst is that 500.000.00 animals died of the bush fires and only 25 people had died from the fire.
how many camels have you lost please!