Fran Dias Rufino, who moved to Australia from Brazil, and her husband Brunno Rufino, reached home around 12.30am on 13 November and found an adult koala bear sitting on the floor next to their bed.

Wildlife carers have called for greater vigilance in reporting injured animals after their efforts to save an adult male koala failed. Straddie wildlife carer Pauly Debono said the koala had been ...