Tiny Koala joey saved

Cupped in the hands of a Werribee Zoo vet nurse, this koala joey looks breathtakingly small. At 150 days old and less than 500 grams, she should still be in her mother’s pouch. She was brought to Werribee Open Range Zoo by a wildlife carer three weeks ago, after she fell from a tree in a Blue-gum plantation logging area. An external veterinarian had already made the difficult decision to euthanise its severely injured mother. She is recovering well but will still need to spend over a year with a specialist