Meet the koala whisperer
Saraharah Eccleston is convinced she has the best job in the world. As a senior koala specialist at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on Queensland’s Gold Coast, the 40-year-old admits the year since the bushfires has been an emotional rollercoaster.
Caring for so many injured koalas, the 40-yearold tells Woman’s Day, “We’ve had lots of happy ending stories, but sadly a few not so happy. Australia’s koala population was hard hit due to the 2019-2020 bushfires – the statistics are heartbreaking.”
In fact, the figures are staggering – the World Wildlife Fund found that Queensland’s koalas have declined by 50 per cent since 2011, while in the NSW North Coast region, about 70 per cent have perished due to the bushfires.
“We started and ended 2020 with bushfires – it’s one of many perils our koalas face, including loss of habitat, domestic animals who prey on them, and of course our roads.”
One little fella who Sarah has cared for since he was a joey is young Enzo, who is the inspiration for a heart-warming children’s book she has penned to honour our favourite Aussie icon.
“I wrote Have You Seen A Tree For Me? to bring awareness,” says Sarah. “It’s been my passion for the past 22 years – I just want to save every one of them.
“It’s the least we can do – they’ve never needed us more than they do now.” Have You Seen A Tree
For Me by Sarah Eccleston and illustrator Jenni Goodman, (New Holland Publishers, $19.99) is available from all good book retailers or at newhollandpublishers.com
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