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, ...

As wildfires continue to rage across parts of Australia, people are stepping up to help the smallest of victims from the flames. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said Wednesday there are 49 ...

Wild Koala Day highlights the threats to koalas, from habitat loss to climate change, and why protecting forests is key to ...

Veterinarian Kristin Doust currently cares for four koala bears orphaned by the wildfires that have been raging in the country since September. But she’d like to help many more. A former resident of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bear, an Australian Koolie, became world famous for rescuing dozens of koalas injured by Australian bush fires. Now the famous ...

A month after wildfires devastated a wildlife sanctuary, an expert was brought in to find injured koalas: a koala detection dog named Bear. Detection dogs can locate koalas up to 20 times faster than ...