US Edition‘Hero’ Australian Dog Who Saved 100 Koalas Retires
Bear, one of Australia's first koala scent detection dogs, saved over 100 koalas during the Black Summer bushfires before retiring at age 11.
- Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs trained to detect koalas' scent, saving over 100 koalas during Australia's 2019-2020 bushfires.
- Bear's skills were called a 'novel' approach by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and he became an ambassador for koalas, featuring in a 'dogumentary' and book.
- After a decade as a 'tireless ambassador for koalas,' Bear is retiring to the Sunshine Coast with one of his former handlers for belly rubs and games of fetch.
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Rescue dog saved 100 koalas during Australia's devastating 'Black Summer' bushfires
A rescue became a rescuer when scent detection dog Bear saved over 100 koalas during the "Black Summer" bush fires of 2019-2020, as one Instagram user reported. Instagram creator Tank's Good News (@tanksgoodnews) shared a slideshow with photos of Bear hard at work in the scorched ruins of one of Australia's eucalyptus groves. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Good News (@tanksgoodnews) Wearing boots to protect his feet and a vest to i…
The Ifaw celebrates the hero animal, symbol of rescue interventions during the 2020 Black Summer, when numerous fires devastated the country
One of the first in the country to be trained to smell needy animals (ANSA)
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'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires
An Australian dog credited with saving over 100 koalas from bushfires is retiring after a decade of service.
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