Australian bushfire survivor, Sam the koala

Sam has became the most famous koala in the world when firefighter David Tree stopped to give her a drink amid the devastation.

Now Sam, who turned out to be female, is recovering in Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter.



Carer Jenny Shaw said she suffered burns on her paws and was in a lot of pain, but was on the road to recovery.



She was put on an IV drip and is on antibiotics and pain relief treatment.

"She is lovely - very docile - and she has already got an admirer. A male koala keeps putting his arms around her," Ms Shaw said. "She will need regular attention and it will be a long road to recovery, but she should be able to be released back into the wild in about five months."