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Presenter Greg Grainger visits the home of Bev and Bob Birtles. They are caring for Yindi after he was rescued from a bushfire and will eventually return him to the wild. Grainger then introduces us to some of the problems facing koalas in areas where humans live.
Curator’s notes
This sequence demonstrates the good and bad sides of human impact on koalas. Grainger sets up a contrast between the funny, playful tone of the scenes in the Birtles’ home and the following, heartbreaking scenes of koalas in distress.
Bev and Bob Birtles have a Dr Dolittle-ish quality in their names alone. Over the course of the show, they and the other koala carers we meet prove themselves to be dedicated, colourful and likeable characters.
