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.

Follow wildlife activist Tyson Mayr, his team, and the incredible work of one koala detection dog as they rescue and rehabilitate injured koalas from burnt-out bushland across Australia.

A koala dubbed “Bear Grylls” is due to be released back into the wild in South Australia after it miraculously survived being hit by a car traveling along a highway. Named after British ...

- Bear is trained on koala fur, so basically he does a search and then when he smells that scent, he drops. And then I'll catch up with him and he's usually keep going until the next patch of scent.

A koala in Australia has been dubbed "Bear Grylls" after it was hit by a fast-moving car and survived when it got wedged in the car's front grill. Loren Davis was driving at 100km/h (62mph ...

Working dogs like Bear find it hard to adapt to a normal, domestic life. Luckily, he found a second life as a koala detection dog. Australian working dogs – blue and red heelers, kelpies and border ...