Wildlife rescuers have recorded a spike in calls to help Queensland koalas as recent bushfires and heatwaves are putting them at risk of death or injury.
Jacqui Webb of Fauna Rescue Whitsundays, said local wildlife carers have had 11 calls in 48 hours to tend to distressed Koalas.
Usually the service would receive 1-2 calls per month but recent history has shown that the Koala population struggle in these kinds of conditions.