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.

A koala bear gave an Australian man a run for his money, refusing to leave his air-conditioned car. A koala bear gave an Australian man a run for his money, refusing to leave his air-conditioned car.

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 ...

Follow the rescue work of one koala detection dog during Australia's 2019-2020 widfires. Follow wildlife activist Tyson Mayr, his team, and the incredible work of one koala detection dog as they ...

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 ...

2019 will be full of new experiences, including getting up close and personal with the koala bears at ZooTampa. WFLA News Channel 8’s Lila Gross got an exclusive behind the scenes first look of the ...