IFAW trains formerly-sheltered, highly-active dogs—who may otherwise never be adopted—to sniff out koala scat and fur. By locating the scat, and in some cases the koalas themselves, we can collect data about the genetics and health of the local koala population.
Video: Special detection dogs find surviving koalas amid Australian bushfires, Stories
Australia Bushfire - Updates from the field
Our Work - Projects
Black summer bushfires: Heroic koala detection dog honoured in UK event
Koala detection dogs to sniff out remaining Redlands koalas, Redland City Bulletin
Koala Habitat Protection with Detection Dogs - Australia
endangered listing for koalas a double-edged sword
Our work - projects
Supertags, seals and Salesforce: how we redesigned IFAW.org.