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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. Bear, a six-year-old Australian Koolie dog, became an international sensation by locating over 100 injured koalas caught in scorched areas left behind by Australia's 2019-2020 wildfires.

Watch • 49:09
Bear: Koala Hero
Bear: Koala Hero
Follow the rescue work of one koala detection dog during Australia's 2019-2020 widfires.
Special: 49:09
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