Curious koala rescued AGAIN after getting head stuck in a fence

A curious koala that escaped electrocution after it was found wedged between a power station fence has been described as a ‘serial offender’.

The koala, known to rescue groups and said to be ‘not too bright’, was freed from the fence on Saturday at Happy Valley substation, south of Adelaide.

But it wasn’t the first time the adventurous marsupial has needed to be rescued. 

‘When the guys got in they discovered this serial offender stuck in the fence,’ Sally Selwood of Fauna Rescue SA told the ABC. 

‘He’s already known to us because he’s already been rescued before, he’s got a yellow ear tag.

‘He’s been caught in yards with dogs before, he just seems to find himself in poor situations.’

The healthy adult male was discovered by workers and rescued by Fauna Rescue SA and the St Marys SA Power Networks team shortly after.

The koala, known to rescue groups and described as ‘not too bright’, was freed from the fence on Saturday at Happy Valley substation south of Adelaide

However, Ms Selwood said the koala could have removed himself from the fence if he simply sat down.

Had the koala succeeded in climbing the fence into the substation, he would have been exposed to dangerous high voltage electricity networks.

SA Power Networks Manager of Corporate Affairs Paul Roberts said a number of koalas have been killed by electrocution.       

The 9.4kg koala was taken into care for a check and then released back into the wild in nearby bushland.

Koalas often find themselves in urban areas due to a decline in their habitat.

The healthy adult male was discovered by workers and rescued by Fauna Rescue SA and the St Marys SA Power Networks team

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