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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
Pic: MaxWillcock/BNPS<br />
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With video.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8d7SEc9800<br />
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Pictured: The new baby marsupial, with mother Violet<br />
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A British safari park is celebrating the first ever southern koala to be born in Europe as part of its ground-breaking breeding programme.<br />
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The baby marsupial marks a historic moment for the project that is aimed at producing a 'back up' European population for the species.<br />
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Southern koalas are continually under threat from bush fires and disease in their native Australia.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: MaxWillcock/BNPS

With video.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8d7SEc9800

Pictured: The new baby marsupial, with mother Violet

A British safari park is celebrating the first ever southern koala to be born in Europe as part of its ground-breaking breeding programme.

The baby marsupial marks a historic moment for the project that is aimed at producing a 'back up' European population for the species.

Southern koalas are continually under threat from bush fires and disease in their native Australia.