Aitken, 42, runs a volunteer organization devoted to rescuing wild ... day is a doting koala foster parent by night. “Ruby still sleeps in the basket hugging her teddy bear,” she says. The ...

Zoo Miami's Baby Koala ... koalas in the wild aren’t so lucky. Koalas are officially classified as vulnerable to extinction — one step down from endangered. Save the Koala Day is an important ...

The baby koala will stay close to mom for the next year, at which point it will be big enough to climb trees solo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.