Bear, the dog saving koalas injured in Australian bushfires ...

With Australia being plagued by wildfires, a dog named Bear who was abandoned for having an obsessive-compulsive disorder has been saving injured Koalas in devastating wildfires. country's Koala population has been under constant threat due to bushfires, with 350 feared de in a major Koala habitat.

'Rescuing Koalas'

Bear, a cattle-dog cross-breed, has been trained to find two Australian Marsupial species, Koalas and Quolls in habitats that have been affected by wildfires. According to reports, Bear who is usually tasked to find injured or sick wildlife for research and conservation in suitable conditions has been wearing protective socks on his paws to search through affected areas. 

Bear has been assigned responsibility to rescue a dozen Koalas for conservation and research purposes, however, he is yet to rescue any of Koalas and Quolls in bushfire affected areas.

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Bear's Handler, Romane Cristescu, said that it first time such a situation has arisen and is a bit more dangerous than ir usual work. He furr ded that Koalas have been facing a major threat from bushfires alongside climate change, diseases and loss of habitat and ded that y really needed to do a better job at protecting m.

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An attempt to save Marsupials

Australians have raised nearly $140,000 through an online fundraiser to protect one of country's iconic animals, Koala. wildlife authorities informed global media outlets that due to fires, hundreds of genetically diverse Koalas have perished. 
Rural Fire Service of New South Wales region (NSW RFS) said that due to bush fires at least 150 houses in eastern Australia have been destroyed, three people are reported to be de, seven are still missing and almost 30 people h been wounded.

Wendy Afford who started fundraiser believes that it was just one way to help survival of koalas and or wildlife by providing access to water to reduce furr deaths from dehydration. money raised will be distributed among drinking stations in fire-affected areas, and if more money is raised, y might even transfer funds to Koala habitat across state.

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(With inputs from ncies)