Koala Exposed as Mystery Plant Thief
Humphrey Herington, owner of a nursery in Australia, discovered that the culprit eating his seedlings was a koala, a species not known for such behavior. Herington, who grows plants to restore koala habitats, named the koala Claude and moved him to a different location, but Claude returned a few days later. The incident highlights concerns about food shortages for koalas, prompting Herington to build a koala-proof fence around his nursery. The destroyed seedlings cost the nursery around $3,800, but Herington is more "impressed" than angry and hopes to address the underlying issue of food scarcity for koalas.