Fires in Australia: Possum climbs on policeman's leg in search of water (Video)

    Fires in Australia: Possum climbs on policeman's leg in search of water (Video)

    A small possum thirsty from high temperatures climbs on a policeman's leg to drink some water

    He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

    The high temperatures caused by the devastating fires in Australia do not stop putting wildlife in serious trouble. The animals, thirsty and hot, are constantly looking for water that they struggle to find.





    A few days ago, images of a koala stopping a group of cyclists to drink some water from their bottles went around the world.

    Today to move the web is instead a small specimen of opossum who, equally thirsty, si climbs on a policeman's leg in search of water.

    The two agents, David Jamieson and Gary Tickell, were at work on one of the now many hot days when they spotted the little possum in the middle of the road.
    Stopped the vehicle, they reached the animal that immediately came climbed on the sergeant's leg Jamieson.

    The policemen they offered fresh water to the possum, who drank greedily from the cork of a bottle, and then cooled it by stroking it with wet hands.
    It happened in the life of Victoria and the video was posted on the official page of the Nillumbik police.

    Sergeant David Jamieson and Leading Senior Constable Gary Tickell were working on the stifling hot day that was Friday…

    Posted by Eyewatch – Nillumbik Police Service Area on Monday, December 23, 2019

    An estimated 500 million wild animals have already died in the fires in Australia. Many die from burning alive in the flames, others as a result of injuries caused by the fire, still others due to lack of food and dehydration.

    Veterinarians, firefighters, volunteers and all citizens are working together to try to save the greatest number of specimens and contain losses. The most famous story is perhaps that of Mrs. Toni, who threw herself into the flames to rescue the koala Lewis, who unfortunately died a few days later due to serious injuries, but the Australians committed to helping the animals are many: even hunters , from which no compassion for animals would be expected, we risk our lives to rescue koalas, possums and other animals.



    Such a drastic reduction of animal and plant species in such a short period of time can in fact have enormous consequences for the environment and people's health, therefore it is in everyone's interest to try to protect and safeguard wildlife by the dramatic effects of fires.


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