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.

Imogen is one adorable koala bear. She loves getting cuddles and belly rubs from her favorite human, zookeeper Tami, at Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney Australia. The wildlife park released new video ...

As wildfires continue to rage across parts of Australia, people are stepping up to help the smallest of victims from the flames. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said Wednesday there are 49 ...

Cute, cuddly and lovable is what many people think of when they think of koala bears, but an Australian woman recently had the opposite experience. Ebony Churchill posted a video to her Facebook page ...

Veterinarian Kristin Doust currently cares for four koala bears orphaned by the wildfires that have been raging in the country since September. But she’d like to help many more. A former resident of ...

ORINDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Jazz lovers were serenaded by Bay Area musicians in a benefit for the "Australian Koala Foundation" last week in Orinda. Tens of thousands of animals died in the bushfires.

Australia plans to build a national park twice the size of the UK’s Lake District to protect koalas, greater gliders, and ...

A picture of a sexy koala bear posing in a tree with a “come hither” look is taking the internet by storm. The furry creature's name is Rogue, and he lives at the Carrumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in ...

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 adventurer and ...

In the U.S., you're rarely treated to the sight of animals wrestling in the middle of the street on your way to work. Um, Dorothy, we're not in Kansas anymore. A koala-bear fight stopped traffic in ...

A version of the mythical Australian “drop bear”, a carnivorous marsupial resembling a koala, actually lived on the continent at least until about 40,000 years ago, scientists revealed in a new study.