Aussie koala that survived fires dies in surgery (AP) ((send by free-web-host.me user))


FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2009 file photo firefighter David Tree shares his water with an injured koala, later nicked named Sam, at Mirboo North after wildfires swept through the regioN. Sam, made famous when this image was widely publish, is about to undergo a risky surgery for a life-threatening disease, animal shelter officials said Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Parden, File)AP - Sam the koala, who gained worldwide fame and sympathy when she was rescued during Australia's devastating wildfires this year, was euthanized Thursday after a veterinarian found the cysts that threatened her life were inoperable.



Read more ...

Posted in: on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at at 12:26 AM  

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)