Koalas Rescued During Bushfire Finally Return to Their Natural Habitat in Victoria

A seven month-old Northern Koala joey clings to his mother Tara after emerging from her pouch at Sydney Wildlife World in Sydney, Australia on July 31, 2007. Ian Waldie/Getty Images

Koalas rescued during last summer’s devastating Victorian bushfires have returned to their natural habitat.

The 14 koalas, injured in the East Gippsland bushfires in January, have been treated at Healesville Sanctuary and Melbourne Zoo, mainly for burns.