Customers at a beach cafe in northern NSW were surprised to see a koala strolling along the sand in the winter sun. But its adventure has sparked concerns about habitat loss.
Before carers arrived, the koala wandered up from the beach and through the cafe.
"Koalas don't like being exposed and they generally like to be high in the trees, so seeing one on the beach with people around is really unusual," she said. She said the koala would be given a full health check to rule out any other health concerns before being released back into his local habitat later this week.Dr Fischer said the discovery of a koala on an exposed beach was a further indication of the need to protect and increase habitat areas, through initiatives such as tree planting.
"We had another koala today that was caught in a fence, so we are seeing this more and more now unfortunately."
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