An apology for Sam the koala but rescue not what it seemed


	An apology for Sam the koala but rescue not what it seemed
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2-13-2009 6:47 PM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ab9b7689-99b0-411f-b0f7-760ab5c41c68/9072F228-3E0F-4443-BCDE-1E687CCBCBC3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565" style="font-size: 11px;">www.nzherald.co.nz</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><H1> An apology for Sam the koala but rescue not what it seemed  <A target="_blank" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/image.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10556565&gallery_id=104442"><IMG border="0" title="Sam the koala" src="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/cssimagesjs/gfx/icon-photo-small.gif" /></A> <A target="_blank" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10556565&gallery_id=104462"><IMG border="0" title="Sam the koala on the mend" src="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/cssimagesjs/gfx/icon-video-small.gif" /></A>
</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.nzherald.co.nz/img/C5D9836E-8614-4467-A1B3-96A86908CF07" alt="Sam the koala sprang to international fame after Victoria's bushfires, but the fuller details are now emerging. Photo / AP" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><P class="caption">Sam the koala sprang to international fame after Victoria's bushfires, but the fuller details are now emerging. Photo / AP</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><P>Sam, the most famous koala in the world, is likely oblivious to the interest in her since she was rescued from a charred section of bush in Victoria last week. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><P>The small marsupial with scorched paws became a symbol of hope following the devastating fires in the region, which have so far claimed more than 180 lives.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><P>But the tale of the koala's survival is not exactly what it seemed.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><P>The footage which has captured the world's attention - of volunteer firefighter David Tree feeding Sam water from a bottle - was in fact filmed prior to the deadly bush fires, during a routine preventative backburning operation.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><LI class="photoLink"><STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/image.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10556565&gallery_id=104442">Sam the koala</A></STRONG></LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><LI class="videoLink"><STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10556565&gallery_id=104462">Sam the koala on the mend</A></STRONG></LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><LI class="videoLink"><STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10556565&gallery_id=104445">Koala drinking water from firefighter</A></STRONG></LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><P>Tree says he only took the video to show his daughter and feels overwhelmed by the international interest that has ensued.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10556565"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.nzherald.co.nz/img/C8FDE094-868D-436F-8108-C2CEDE13052A" alt="The now famous photo of CFA firefighter David Tree sharing his water with Sam. It is now known this was taklen prior to last week's deadly fires. Photo / AP" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/9072F228-3E0F-4443-BCDE-1E687CCBCBC3/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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