These Australian Army soldiers are given well-deserved break times from fighting the catastrophic bushfires, but instead of using it to rest, they spend it helping feed and comfort displaced koalas. Wildfires have been ravaging the forests in New South Wales and Northeast Victoria in Australia since September. Amid this disaster, countless individuals and groups have …
Koalas
This young hunter is being hailed a hero after he saved nine injured koalas from the wildfires in Victoria, Australia. After the fires have died down, Patrick Boyle went on a solo rescue mission in the eucalyptus forests outside Mallacoota to retrieve injured wildlife. He completely understood that entering an unsafe and scorched area in …
As the devastating wildfires continue to ravage Australia, our hearts break for all the people and animals affected by this relentless inferno. Statistics provided by ecologists at the University of Sydney and World Wildlife Fund Australia estimate that over 1 billion wild animals have died in the blaze. While the rest of the world only …
Bear the Border Collie previously had a family. But when the dog exhibited behavior that made him an “unsuitable pet” – chewing through furniture and walls out of sheer boredom – his owners were compelled to surrender him to a shelter. Bear, now 6 years old, ended up with the Detection Dogs for Conservation. The …