Published 15:51 IST, January 16th 2020
This dog has saved dozens of koalas in bushfire-hit Australia
Taylor, the dog is winning hearts from all over the world for his outstanding contribution in the rescue process that has been taking place in Australia.
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Taylor, dog is winning hearts from all over world for his outstanding contribution in rescue process that has been taking place in Australia amid ongoing bushfire crisis. According to international media reports, 4-year-old Taylor has been involved in rescuing dozens of koalas who were injured by raging bushfires in country. When told, "Koala, Find!", Taylor ventures into burnt forest land to find injured koalas by sniffing out scent of ir fur or feces. Each time, Taylor finds a koala, she is rewarded with a treat or a tennis ball.
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Taylor, savior
Ryan Tate, trainer at Tate Animal Training Enterprise told media that Taylor has been doing this when she was just a few months old. Ryan told media that in ideal conditions when sir is still, Taylor can small koalas even if y are at top of a tree. In high wind conditions, she uses ir fresh feces to find ir location and n experts scan capy to find animal. Taylor has saved a lot of koalas during ongoing bushfire season in Australia, which according to many is worst summer of dece.
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Koalas have been worst affected by ongoing bushfires in Australia with some reports suggesting that an estimated 80 percent of ir habitat wiped out. According to Steven Selwood of South Australia Veterinary Emergency Manment, re are only 9,000 koalas that remain out of 46,000 that were thought to be on island before this year's bushfire. Each day dozens of koalas come for treatment at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift hospital.
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Animal protection groups from across globe are involved in rescue and recovery process of wildlife in Australia. Animal welfare groups like Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) and Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) are helping towards process and accepting donations on ir official websites. bushfire this season is seemingly unprecedented as an estimated 480 million animals and 1,000 homes have been affected by infer.
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15:51 IST, January 16th 2020