Elsa je završila u Parku reptila nakon što se pokazalo da njezina majka ima mastitis, pa je nije mogla dojiti, a to je presudno za njen rast u ovoj fazi. Zbog toga su čuvari Parka reptila preuzeli brigu i o mami i o bebi te uskoro izvijestili kako vjeruju da će obje biti dobro.
Kako ju mama ne može dojiti, čuvari će Elsu idućih četiri do šest mjeseci hraniti na bočicu, i to sa sedam bočica dohrane mlijeka po posebnoj formuli, sve dok ne postane dovoljno odrasla da sama gricka lišće eukaliptusa. Bez ovakve dohrane imala bi slabe šanse za život.
Baby koala Elsa makes her first public debut
Hearts are melting at the Australian Reptile Park this week as baby Elsa makes her first public debut.Keepers at the Australian Reptile Park were forced to intervene and rescue the koala joey when mom Irene experienced mastitis.Elsa was not receiving the required milk needed for healthy growth, weakening her chances of survival. Elsa is now being fed seven bottles of a special milk formula a day, and will continue being bottle fed for the next 4-6 months until she becomes independent enough to eat eucalyptus leaves. Both mom and Elsa are doing well in care and will be reunited in the coming months.Koalas are currently listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. At the current rate of decline, koalas are on track to be extinct by 2050, with their biggest threats being human activity destroying their habitats.Video credit: Australian Reptile Park
Posted by IFLScience on Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Koale se trenutno nalaze na crvenoj listi IUCN, međunarodnog udruženja za zaštitu prirode, zbog velikog rizika od izumiranja vrste. Procjene su da bi prema trenutnoj stopi pada broja novorođenih koala do 2050. gdine mogle izumrijeti, a najveća im je prijetnja čovjek koji uništava njihova staništa.
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