Net closes in on Valerie with new footage of dachshund after more than 500 days at large on Kangaroo Island

Tory Shepherd - TheGuardian - 15/04
Team leading South Australian search says risk of disrupting other wildlife has made it hard to capture missing pet dog

New footage of Valerie the miniature dachshund, missing since 2023, shows her sniffing around a trap and capering with a food box.

But more than 500 days since she escaped from a pen on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, Valerie is still at large.

Kangala Wildlife Rescue, which is leading the search, says the disruption of other wildlife and the need to tread carefully around Valerie have made trapping her difficult. However, new technology will soon be used that could end the tale that has captured global attention.

In November 2023, New South Wales couple Georgia Gardner and ...
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