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
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
