I’ve posted a couple of times about Sam the koala, injured in last summer’s Black Saturday bushfires, Australia’s worst ever fires.
The first time was when this photo appeared…
Photo: Russell Vickery. Herald Sun
…and later when it was reported that the koala had died, not from the fires but from an unrelated disease.
I guess we’re now at the final chapter in the story because it’s reported that the animal will be stuffed and put on display.
I’m not sure I’m entirely comfortable with that.
Anyway, the story says that:
The female koala survived the fires but later died from the disease Chlamydia.
Sam’s body has been preserved, and will become part of a bushfire memorial display at the Melbourne Museum.
The Museum’s chief executive, Dr Patrick Greene, says Sam now has a special place in Victoria’s history.
The ABC story is here.
