Disturbing Reason Woman Woken by Banging in Backyard at 2AM
A woman in Glenfield, Australia, was startled awake by loud banging, leading to a surprising encounter with a lost koala in her backyard
Glenfield, Australia, Koala, Wildlife Rescue, Inga Tiere
Glenfield: So, this woman named Joelle was jolted awake at 2 AM by some serious banging on her backdoor. She’s been living in Australia for 37 years, and this was a first for her.
She told Yahoo News that her yard is all fenced in, and she got a bit freaked out. “I thought it could have been a man, so I put the lights on,” she said. Turns out, it was something way more unexpected.
Joelle later found out that this banging was part of a bigger issue in her area. There have been other similar incidents in Glenfield, and they’re all linked to a sad situation that’s been going on for years.
When Joelle moved there, she had no idea that the area used to be home to koalas, which are now sadly endangered in New South Wales. “I had never seen a koala in my yard before. I just moved to this little place,” she mentioned.
After realizing she was safe, Joelle tried to go back to sleep. But then, at 4 AM, the banging started again! That’s when her daughter suggested calling animal rescue, and they reached out to WIRES.
Inga Tiere, a wildlife rescuer, had been getting calls about this koala all week. She was tracking its movements on a map. The poor thing was spotted wandering around busy roads and backyards, looking for a tree to climb.
When Inga finally found the koala, it was clinging to a small bush next to a fence. It’s heartbreaking to think that these animals are wandering into urban areas because they’ve lost their homes.
Inga said, “I cried when I saw this video. He was looking for his tree, which hadn’t been there for years.” It’s a tough situation, not just for koalas but for other wildlife too, like kangaroos and reptiles.
Inga has been rescuing wildlife for almost 11 years, but she didn’t know about the habitat loss when she moved to Australia in 1980. A committee in NSW has warned that koalas could go extinct in the state by 2050 without urgent action.
In Glenfield, Inga believes building more wildlife corridors could help koalas safely cross roads. There have been some built, but they’re not enough. Since July 2022, at least 101 koalas have been killed on the roads in Sydney’s southwest.
Inga is pushing for a koala crossing on Canterbury Road, where many of them get hit. Even though it’s a developed area, it’s still a historical path for koalas trying to reach bits of bushland.
It’s a tough situation, but with more awareness and action, maybe we can help these adorable creatures find their way home.