Search dog Taylor a bushfire-hit koala's best friend

Taylor, a koala detection dog, sniffs fresh koala scat during a demonstration that shows how the dog spots the marsupial, at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, November 22, 2019, in this still image from video courtesy of Tate Animal Training Enterprises. Video taken November 22, 2019. Tate Animal Training Enterprises via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Taylor, a 4-year-old English springer spaniel, has been among the hard working rescuers during Australia's bushfire crisis.

When told: "Koala, Find!", Taylor ventures out into burnt-out bushland, finding injured marsupials by sniffing out the scent of their fur or their faeces, also known as scat. Each time she finds a koala, she is rewarded with a tennis ball or culinary treat.