From September 2019 to March 2020, Australia was ravaged by brush fires. Innumerable wildlife was lost, including tens of thousands of koalas. However, wildlife workers had a specialized tool for helping the koalas. Bear is a 6-year-old dog who is the only dog in Australia specially trained to find koalas by their scent. During the brushfires, he worked relentlessly and found more than 100 koalas that were taken to safety and given medical treatment for burns, dehydration, and smoke inhalation.

For his tireless and important work, the <a href="https://www.ifaw.org/">International Fund for Animal Welfare</a> awarded Bear a gold medal! He won a Special Recognition Awards at the <a href="https://www.ifaw.org/uk/journal/animal-action-awards-2021">2021 Animal Action Awards</a>. That's a good dog. -via <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/dog-rescues-koalas-from-bush-fires-reward-bear-the-koala-dog-australia/">Bored Panda</a>&nbsp;#dog #herodog #koaladetectiondog #koala

Dog is Honored for Saving More Than 100 Koalas

How do you weigh a baby koala? With this simple yet clever fake branch tool that lets it hold on and keep still while being weighed on a digital scale.Take a look at this cute baby koala (joey) being weighed at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100354414864771/posts/its-weigh-day-regular-weighing-of-the-koalas-especially-the-joeys-is-important-t/134166684816877/" class="on">Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park</a> in South Australia. The wildlife park regularly weighs its baby koalas to make sure that they are healthy and growing.By the way, koala joeys only weigh about one gram (0.035 oz) at birth and grow up to 10 times their birth size within 3 months.#koala #babykoala #joey #weight #KangarooIslandWildlifePark #Australia