IFAW has been astonished by the most generous response to their call for koala mittens and now have more than sufficient for current needs.
If you would still like to help injured animals, they are in need of
pouches for orphaned joeys that can be made from old cotton or flannelette sheets.

Completed pouches can be mailed to: IFAW at 6 Belmore Street, Surry Hills 2010

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is asking for volunteers to make mittens for koalas that suffer from burnt paws during bushfires. We have already had some devastating bushfires this year and the bushfire season is just beginning.

The mittens are easy to make from old cotton pillowcases or sheets (cotton breathes, polycotton doesn’t), and some leftover wool for ties. Burnt paws are bandaged and the mittens go over the bandages. Raw edges of the mittens stay on the outside of the mittens so that the koalas’ claws don’t catch on any loose threads. They need a lot of mittens as each koala has four paws and the mittens have to be changed daily.
If you can help our little native animals with this project, thank you very much.