Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon

Teenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by September Children in Devon are being invited to become “citizen captive breeders”, rearing harvest mice at home for release into the wild to help revive endangered nature. Wild Pets, a new conservation project launched by two 14-year-old friends, is seeking 20 Devon-based children to rear hundreds of mice after the duo’s own successful restoration efforts. Continue reading...

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