Unlike other koala detection dogs who sniff out koala scat, Bear is able to smell and lead rescuers to live koalas Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

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PORT MCQUARIE, Australia - A 4-year-old springer spaniel named Taylor has been performing a special kind of search and rescue effort as bushfires rage across much of Australia — she’s a detection dog ...

When Steve Lamplough heard a commotion outside his south-west Victorian home, the last thing he expected to see was a joey ...

Close to 1500 people have signed a change.org petition to close the “unofficial” off-leash area, where both koalas and wallabies are attacked and killed by dogs each year. Last Monday, the baby koala ...

So. Folks. A while back, I was perusing my Instagram as you do, when a post from Koala came up. I freaked the fuck out because my dog is my child, and it is also my very, very spoiled asshole of a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dogs who have been trained to find and save ...

PORT MCQUARIE, Australia - A 4-year-old springer spaniel named Taylor has been performing a special kind of search and rescue effort as bushfires rage across much of Australia — she’s a detection dog ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dogs who have been trained to find and save ...

Dogs who have been trained to find and save koalas in the wild are helping to rescue the animals in Australia’s devastating bushfires. Bear, a border collie-koolie cross, is a detection dog who sniffs ...