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.

The baby koala is cocooned in a cane picnic basket like an infant in a bassinet. “She was rescued from the jaws of a dog. You want to hold her?” De Villiers picks up Ruby and hands her to me ...

The eastern and southern forests of Australia are home to koalas. This habitat is being destroyed by human deforestation as ...

Thanks to the efforts of these remarkable dogs, the future of one Aussie species appears brighter. Find out more.

Kilo isn't the only example, either. In Australia, scent-detection dogs are even being used to protect the endangered koala population. They're doing this by seeking out koalas that are free of ...

The thirsty koala gladly drank the bottled water as a heroic firefighter took the time to feed it directly to the displaced animal Rescue teams captured a sweetly intimate moment between one ...

Instead, the officers discovered a koala sitting beside the back door on a dog bed. “A search of the backyard soon confirmed the koala was their person of interest and had acted alone,” police ...