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Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 19, 2021 18:00:25 GMT
MT. ZION, Pa. — Residents of the rural area of Mt. Zion, Lebanon County, are hopping with curiosity as a kangaroo has traversed their neighborhood in recent days. Sightings of a kangaroo – or possibly a wallaby – in backyards and fields have been posted in various Facebook groups and pages as it wanders through the farmland and small enclaves of homes. Remarkably, no one seems to have reported losing a kangaroo. The Pennsylvania State Game Commission is trying to safely catch the creature and have warned others to steer clear of it. Lebanon County Game Warden Derek Spitler is leading the search in areas where first-hand reports were made. "We've gotten calls about it and our local warden is aware about it and has been in contact with the reporting party," said Dustin Stoner, the Southeast Region's information and education supervisor. "He intends to be out there looking in that Mt. Zion area ... If they locate it and capture it then our intention is to take it to a licensed facility while we determine where it originated from." No one has reported an escaped animal so officials are not sure where it originated from. Facilities housing exotic animals must be licensed by the state game commission, and unlicensed facilities can receive fines and citations for housing animals such as kangaroos illegally. www.yahoo.com/news/kangaroo-loose-rural-pennsylvania-no-173616443.html
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 19, 2021 18:05:39 GMT
After days on the hop, wayward wallaby captured in Lebanon CountyThe wayward wallaby that hopped its way through the Mt. Zion neighborhood of Lebanon County this week has been apprehended, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials. Game wardens received a call Wednesday morning from residents who said the wallaby was near a Bethel Township field. Pictures of the marsupial had been posted on various Facebook sites as it wandered through farmland and small enclaves of homes. "They tried to approach it, but they couldn't get very close so they used animal immobilization equipment," said Dustin Stoner, the Southeast Region's information and education supervisor. "They were able to secure it, put it in a transport device and they took it to a wildlife facility where it has recovered from the immobilization." Stoner said the wallaby was doing well, and that officials planned to keep it at the facility for the time being. The wallaby suffered no ill effects from the tranquilization. www.ldnews.com/story/news/2021/08/18/runaway-wallaby-captured-mt-zion-lebanon-county/8184217002/
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Post by barb43 on Aug 19, 2021 19:29:13 GMT
I wonder if the wallaby belonged to someone who had not registered, and so owning it was actually illegal - and now, they can't 'fess up & claim their animal because it could cost them quite a lot. - ?? - Happy to hear it's been captured, safe & sound. I hope being at the wildlife facility proves to be a happy ending for the critter.
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