When two adorable koalas made their journey from sunny California to their new home at the Louisville Zoo, it wasn’t your average delivery. Behind the scenes, UPS coordinated a carefully planned journey that proves once again: we’re the right choice for the world’s most complex and precious cargo.
How do you deliver a koala, anyway? Transporting koalas isn’t as simple as booking a ticket. These marsupials are sensitive to temperature, noise and movement. That means they need custom crates, climate control and expert animal handlers every step of the way.
“Thank you to the dedicated UPSers who made this move possible,” said Barry Bragton, UPS Worldport president. “From planning to execution, this delivery was teamwork and precision in action.”
An un-bear-ably adorable journey: The move took months of coordination between UPSers, animal experts and the Louisville Zoo’s leadership. For the zoo, this delivery is a meaningful milestone – these two koalas arrived with a breeding recommendation. That means there’s potential for little joeys in the future.
“We’re incredibly grateful to UPS and their logistics experts for their generosity and dedication in transporting our precious living cargo. Their commitment to ‘delivering what matters’ has made it possible for the safe transport of our new koala mates,” said Dan Maloney, Louisville Zoo director. “We deeply appreciate this partnership.”
Top koala-ty care 🐨📦: “Our team works closely with the zoo and oversees the whole operation – start to finish. On this move, that meant making sure everything ran smoothly so the koalas stayed safe and calm the entire way,” said Nichole Schulz, UPS Air Cargo industry affairs manager, who traveled with the koalas. “This once-in-a-career opportunity made me so proud to be a UPSer.”
A legacy of handling the complex: For UPS, this milestone is part of a long history of managing critical shipments. From flying beluga whales to the Georgia Aquarium and even transporting Terracotta Warriors – UPS has a proven track record of delivering precious cargo with care.
Each delivery is backed by deep logistics expertise, customized planning and extreme precision. See for yourself:
