Koala

Tonight I saw my first wild koala! We were walking at "Crystal Waters" which is a park near our house and a woman and her daughter stopped to say that there was a koala down the path a bit in a tree. She said it was the first one she had seen around in a long time. So exciting!! The Koala was actually rather awake and watched us as we looked up at it. It was probably mid-sized and had a nice, silky-looking coat. We watched for a couple of minutes before continuing on our way. Unfortunately the koalas in South Queensland are threatened due to habitat loss, traffic, dogs and chlamydia. I think this is why this is the first one I have seen. I hope it makes it back to it's home without any incidents with traffic or dogs.