Dogs and koalas typically aren’t known for their cordial relations in Australia, as canine attacks are known to be a major cause of koala fatalities. The bushfires that have ravaged the country have ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Australia-based conservation group has shared footage showing a baby koala reuniting with mom after the “joey” was attacked by ...

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Record-breaking bushfires are raging along the eastern and southeastern coast of Australia, burning through prime marsupial habitat and claiming the lives of hundreds of koalas, an already vulnerable ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Wildfires have destroyed more than 600 homes in Australia’s most populous state. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said the smoke from around 50 wildfires burning mainly in ...

It might sound like a tired trope from a '70s television show, but somehow this koala and dog got trapped at the bottom of an abandoned mineshaft. Yes, these things still really do happen. The mine, ...

Principal Environment Officer Peter Milne said while a wild dog attack could not be ruled out, the location and nature of the attack suggested a domestic dog was to blame. Dawn Couchman discovered the ...

After 10 years of helping rescue teams track down at-risk koalas in the bush, Bear — one of Australia's most recognizable conservation dogs — is officially retiring from fieldwork. The 11-year-old ...

Border collie cross Leo was just six months old when a council ranger found him wandering the streets of Rockhampton in central Queensland. The scrappy-looking puppy was advertised for adoption and it ...

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 ...