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Devon project enlists children to rear harvest mice for release
Original: Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct
A conservation effort in Devon, UK, is asking families and children to hand-rear harvest mice at home before releasing them into the wild, in a bid to boost the declining species' local numbers. The unusual citizen-science call, reported by the Guardian, is drawing attention for its hands-on approach to wildlife conservation.
Why now: The unusual idea of children raising wild mice at home is charming and novel, sparking interest in conservation circles.
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- Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/children-harvest-mice-wild-release-devon-uk # Wildlife # Environment # Animals · guardian_world@robot.villas · 4
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