More often than not, we get into the habit of walking out to our vehicle, turning the key, and heading out on the road. With lives that are busy and have nearly every minute of every day planned and scheduled we don’t have time to take a look around our vehicles unless we hear something that doesn’t sound right from an area of the car. We expect our vehicles to be ready to ride and reliable for the drive we make on the roads in our area and wouldn’t expect to have some extra passengers along for the ride.

Different geographic locations have a variety of challenges that we need to be aware of and can face on a daily basis. This may mean there are some critters that are native to your area that can become pests. We often turn to pest control and animal control professionals when we come across a creature that’s native to the area but is somehow in the wrong place in relation to our homes, vehicles, and lives. It’snot uncommon to find a small animal under the hood of your vehicle in colder climates because these animals have found shelter under the hood, but some animals seem too large for space and ride.

Taking a Ride

When you think about the country and continent of Australia you can imagine the wild and wide-open areas that make up most of the country and often we don’t think about the number of vehicles that are on the road. As a place that was once extremely wild, the number of species that you’ll find in the area that’s called the “Country Down Under” is amazing. One such creature chose to take a ride as a stowaway recently, even though the only thing that was likely on the mind of this creature was finding shelter.

After a ten-mile journey, the driver of a four-wheel vehicle heard some cries coming from the wheel well of his vehicle. These cries were coming from a koala that hat stowed in the wheel arch and had hung on for dear life during the journey. Once he realized this creature was stuck in this area of his truck he called the rescue team to come in and help this koala and see if they could remove it from his truck in order to allow the animal to live.

Thankfully, after cleaning up the koala, the team found that the animal had only suffered a few small cuts and bruises. While it had been covered in grease and was obviously shaken up, the animal was able to bounce back quickly. The rescue team named the koala Kelli and monitored its health for about a week before releasing Kelli back into the wild. Once released, she headed up the largest tree and found a bend in the tree that she felt comfortable with and fell asleep. You might not find a koala under your car when you start it up, but you could find other critters trying to find some shelter; take a peek around before you head out for the day.