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Orphaned baby koala cared for by Werribee Zoo

I led the publicity for this story about a koala joey whose mother was killed at a logging plantation. She was given an arm cast, hand fed and taken care of by vets at Werribee Open Range Zoo.

FOX NEWS (USA) story: https://www.foxnews.com/science/orphaned-baby-koala-arm-cast-tree.amp?cmpid=prn_newsstand

FOX NEWS (USA) video: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6069796979001/#sp=show-clips

BBC News Round (UK online news program for children): https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49269404

New York Post (USA): https://nypost.com/2019/08/08/orphaned-baby-koala-gets-tiny-arm-cast-after-falling-from-tree/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter

GEEK (USA): https://www.geek.com/news/orphaned-baby-koala-receives-tiny-arm-cast-after-falling-out-of-a-tree-1799205/

Mashable (USA): https://mashable.com/video/orphaned-baby-koala-gets-tiny-arm-cast/

9GAG (Hong Kong): https://9gag.com/gag/aAgRVbp?ref=fbp

Access Online USA): https://www.accessonline.com/videos/this-orphaned-baby-koala-with-a-tiny-arm-cast-is-the-cutest-thing-youll-see-today

9GAG( Hong Kong) Facebook (41 million followers): https://bit.ly/31rnGRU

New York Post Twitter (1.5 million followers): https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1159549473837780992

FOX NEWS SciTech Facebook: https://bit.ly/31qbdxV

FOX NEWS USA Twitter accounts nationally: https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1159577524810051584

GEEK Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekdotcom/status/1159531352083054592

Access Online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=364678620864267

UNILAD (UK): https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/baby-koala-gets-mini-cast-to-repair-broken-arm-after-fall-from-logging-plantation-tree/

LAD BIBLE (UK): http://www.ladbible.com/news/cute-baby-koala-given-mini-arm-cast-after-breaking-her-arm-20190805/

Metro (UK): https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/05/orphaned-baby-koala-gets-fitted-with-a-tiny-arm-cast-after-falling-from-a-tree-10521971/

Pretty 52 (USA): http://www.pretty52.com/news/cute-baby-koala-given-mini-arm-cast-after-breaking-her-arm-20190805

MSN Germany: https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/panorama/sturz-von-einem-baum-zoo-in-australien-p%c3%a4ppelt-koala-baby-mit-gebrochenem-arm-auf/ar-AAFhKMh?ocid=st

RTL (Germany) with video: https://www.rtl.de/cms/zoo-macht-koala-baby-mit-gebrochenem-arm-wieder-fit-4382185.html

BZ Berlin: https://www.bz-berlin.de/panorama/zoo-paeppelt-koala-baby-mit-gebrochenem-arm-auf

Bild (Germany): https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/news-ausland/koala-waise-bekommt-minigips-die-mutter-stuerzte-vom-baum-63735500.bild.html

Nord Bayern (German news site): https://www.nordbayern.de/panorama/mit-gips-und-pflegemutter-koala-baby-erholt-sich-von-armbruch-1.9180767?offset=0#ancTitle

Decotidien (French news site): http://www.decotidien.com/economie/Koala-Orphelin-recoit-Minigips-La-Mere-tomba-de-lArbre-h40955.html

RosenHeim 24 (German news site): https://www.rosenheim24.de/netzwelt/australien-koala-baby-traegt-nach-sturz-baum-gips-12888985.html

Waz (German news site): https://www.waz.de/panorama/koala-mit-mini-gips-zoo-paeppelt-baby-ohne-mutter-wieder-auf-id226680263.html

Berliner Zeitung: https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/sturz-von-einem-baum-zoo-in-australien-paeppelt-koala-baby-mit-gebrochenem-arm-auf-32956628

Totum: https://www.totum.com/news/baby-koala-given-tiny-cast-after-breaking-arm-in-fall-from-logging

News Cabal (UK): https://www.newscabal.co.uk/orphaned-baby-koala-gets-fitted-with-a-tiny-arm-cast-after-falling-from-a-tree/

GMX: https://www.gmx.net/magazine/panorama/zoo-australien-paeppelt-koala-baby-gebrochenem-arm-33903518

Spontany: https://spontany.com/baby-koala-gets-mini-cast-to-repair-broken-arm-after-fall-from-logging-plantation-tree/

10 Daily social media video: https://bit.ly/2LVRqmi

VIDEO: More than 10 News Corp websites nationally including the Herald Sun, Geelong Advertiser and Daily Telegraph Australia: http://online.isentialink.com/heraldsun.com.au/2019/08/02/bc579f29-d0b4-4973-95aa-785f070ebcc0.html

STORY: More than 10 News Corp websites nationally including the Herald Sun, Geelong Advertiser and Daily Telegraph Australia: http://online.isentialink.com/heraldsun.com.au/2019/08/02/f5831ec9-fd08-4724-b32e-be7484844bbb.html

STORY: More than 100 regional news websites nationally via AAP: https://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/6308047/orphaned-baby-koala-on-road-to-recovery/

VIDEO: 9news.com.au: https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/150-day-old-koala-nursed-back-to-health/cjytp0zuw00100gmz45wyqpzk

STORY: 9news.com.au: https://www.9news.com.au/videos/150-day-old-koala-nursed-back-to-health/cjytp0zuw00100gmz45wyqpzk

Entertainment.nine.com.au: https://entertainment.nine.com.au/viral/koala-baby-has-cast-on-arm-fell-melbourne-zoo/d50e44f8-0050-4d64-a351-6da0cc795c91

Bay FM: https://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/107537-orphaned-baby-koala-on-the-mend-at-werribee-zoo

K Rock: https://www.krock.com.au/news/local-news/103197-orphaned-baby-koala-on-the-mend-at-werribee-zoo

A Current Affair Twitter: https://twitter.com/acurrentaffair9/status/1157147921873195015?s=12

9 News Australia Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS/status/1157206520620130304

Geelong Advertiser Facebook: https://bit.ly/2YC5hAb

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Bay FM Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bay939News/status/1157205102551347200

MASHABLE South East Asia: https://sea.mashable.com/culture/5578/orphaned-baby-koala-gets-a-tiny-arm-cast-after-falling-from-tree

MASHABLE SE Asia Twitter: https://twitter.com/MashableSEA/status/1161134234393694208

Black Jaguar White Tiger (7 million follower): https://www.instagram.com/p/B1BmuraDsjL/

Fox News (3.5 million followers): https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-zHhyndpg/

Le Petit Quotidien (French newspaper for children): no link available

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UNILAD Facebook (43 million followers): https://bit.ly/2KiFxVJ

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BILD Twitter (1.7 Million Followers): https://twitter.com/BILD/status/1157657826313015296

People Magazine: https://people.com/pets/australia-zoo-saves-orphaned-baby-koala/

Metro UK: https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/14/rescue-baby-koala-given-the-cutest-little-arm-cast-after-falling-from-a-tree-10902434/

People Pets Twitter (870k followers): https://twitter.com/PEOPLEPets/status/1184221536686936069

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Extra: https://extra.ie/2019/10/20/featured/baby-koala-tiny-arm-cast

Travel and Leisure Magazine: https://www.travelandleisure.com/syndication/australia-zoo-saves-orphaned-baby-koala

Moose Gazette: https://moosegazette.net/rescue-baby-koala-given-the-cutest-little-arm-cast-after-falling-from-a-tree/11749/

Yahoo News: https://ph.news.yahoo.com/australia-zoo-saves-orphaned-1-213041167.html