For the men and women of the 16th Regiment Emergency Support Force of the Australian Army, feeding and giving medicine to wildlife isn’t part of their normal job description. The 2019–2020 bushfires have devastated much of the koala habitat in the South and East of the country, and the endangered koalas need all the help they can get.
That’s why these soldiers, who have been fighting fires in the Adelaide Hills, stepped up and volunteered at the nearby Cleland Wildlife Park, which “is home to some of South Australia’s most iconic inhabitants,” including kangaroos, wombats, and of course, koalas.
