Australian Dog Named Bear Finds 100 Koalas Stranded by Bushfires

Bear the koala detection dog stops by for a quick visit to Two Thumbs Wildlife Trust in the Snowy Mountains of NSW, Australia. AAP Image/supplied by International Fund for Animal Welfare

A five-year-old Australian koolie dog along with a team of experts has saved more than 100 koalas in bushfire-ravaged parts of Australia since November last year.

Bear is a rescue dog who not only has a social media following but also a documentary called “Bear – Koala Hero” about his work. He has been detecting koalas in areas impacted by the fires since last summer.