Caring for a Koala

Koalas are interesting animals. Did you know that they do not usually drink any water? Koala’s main diet is composed of Eucalyptus leaves, which supplies them with not only the food they need, but also the hydration that they need. The poor koala in this video is an orphan because the mother koala was killed. He became so stressed that he developed a severe case of conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis (also known as pink eye) is an infection of the eye that is quite painful. The koala was treated for the infection and recovered fully a few weeks later. After the full recovery, he was released back into the wild.

Not only was the koala cared for, he was cared for by an all-volunteer staff. They give up their time to care for sick or injured animals in an effort to help them. Without people like them, that koala would have suffered much longer than he did. Equally important, without donations from charitable people, he would have never received the help he needed.  Like them, we here at Genesis Rescue are an all volunteer staff, supported from generous donations. All donations are used for the rescue or rehabilitation of animals. This includes building the infrastructure necessary to house the animals in rehabilitation, providing food, water and medicine to treat their injuries or providing permanent care for the animals that cannot be released back into the wild.