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How Max's nose for detecting koala poo on the NSW Northern Tablelands could help save the species

For Max the dog, finding poo is like finding gold. 

The intrepid canine has been trained to seek out one of the country's most emblematic and endangered animals, the koala.

"He's looking for koala poo, and that's all he's interested in," his trainer, ecologist Lynn Baker, said.

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