Searching for Koalas

Taz and Missy are two English springer spaniels tasked with a very important job: tracking down koala scat.

Koalas are on the decline across Australia, and the first step in protecting the species is understanding the remaining population as best as possible. The dogs sniffing out koala dung help collect data on koala diversity and distribution, and as a result, can help cities like Brisbane know where to put highway overpasses and reconnect isolated populations of the adorable marsupials.