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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: Lead Keeper Jon Ovens collects eucalyptus in Longleat's plantation, for the koalas.<br />
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The first southern koala ever to be born in Europe will be introduced this weekend to visitors at a British safari park.<br />
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It is a historic moment marking the success of an effort to breed koalas away from the threats of bushfires and disease in their native Australia.<br />
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Four females and a male made an epic journey from Adelaide to Longleat Safari Park, Wilts, in 2019 to establish a European population.

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

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

Pictured: Lead Keeper Jon Ovens collects eucalyptus in Longleat's plantation, for the koalas.

The first southern koala ever to be born in Europe will be introduced this weekend to visitors at a British safari park.

It is a historic moment marking the success of an effort to breed koalas away from the threats of bushfires and disease in their native Australia.

Four females and a male made an epic journey from Adelaide to Longleat Safari Park, Wilts, in 2019 to establish a European population.