Kangaloola Wildlife Rescue volunteers limited in face of coronavirus and travel ban

Kangaloola's Chris Lehmann said the rescue usually has four overseas volunteers at any given time, but since late February volunteers had been cancelled.

Mr Lehmann said the government shut down and social distancing measures means they're running the rescue on a skeleton crew.

"We're down to a very small number, two to three volunteers, who are local and giving their time almost every day," he said.

"They're being extra careful in their own lives, social distancing and we're getting by.

"Of course, the longer it goes on the higher the risk gets that something could break down on us."

Mr Lehmann said the rescue was not looking for additional volunteers but was instead restricting outside access and seeking to keep numbers low to minimise risk.

He said after a record number of koala rescues this summer, due to the ongoing drought, they were focusing on releasing animals who had been rehabilitated to reduce daily workload.

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Mr Lehmann said at one time the rescue had 12 koalas at once including three joeys who were abandoned by their mother.

He said fortunately the number of animals orphaned by road accidents is "way down" this year which also helped lower their workload.

Mr Lehmann said early March rain meant grass was growing and kangaroos were not having to search for food.

"The other thing is that all the vehicles are off the road, so we've got a big number of animals coming in," he said.

During this tense time, Mr Lehmann said, it's important to remember the people and animals around us.

"While we're all focused on ourselves, please don't forget not only about other people but about wildlife, animals and nature," he said.