Kangaroo Island measures around 1,700 square miles — 75 times of the size of Manhattan — and has a population of 5,000. It’s renowned for its wildlife and vegetation, ...

Valerie, a miniature dachshund lost for 18 months — or around half her life — on an Australian island, has been reunited with her owners, her rescuers said Wednesday.

April 28 (UPI) --The miniature dachshund who fled from her owners on Australia's Kangaroo Island has been rescued after 549 days in the wild.The dog, named Valerie, fled from a Stokes Bay campsite ...

March 27 (UPI) --A miniature dachshund who went missing while visiting South Australia's Kangaroo Island with her owners has been seen alive 16 months later.Georgia Gardner said her dog, Valerie ...

"It is not far off the size of Kangaroo Island and in some parts it's as deep as 20 metres. "We're talking about a very large algal bloom with a significant impact on marine life." ...