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Runaway Tasmanian devil Mary recaptured after two-week search
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- The marsupial, named Mary, escaped from her enclosure at Paradise Country on June 2 by making what staff described as an "abnormally large leap".
- Wildlife staff and specialists had spent the past fortnight searching for the two-year-old devil, deploying sniffer dogs, thermal drone technology and humane traps in an effort to bring her home safely.
- Mary (not pictured here) escaped her enclosure more than two weeks ago.
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Link copied Share Share article A Tasmanian devil that sparked a two week-long search across the Gold Coast has been found and recaptured.
The marsupial, named Mary, escaped from her enclosure at Paradise Country on June 2 by making what staff described as an "abnormally large leap".
Wildlife staff and specialists had spent the past fortnight searching for the two-year-old devil, deploying sniffer dogs, thermal drone technology and humane traps in an effort to bring her home safely.
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