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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton, environment reporter

‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon

Eva Wishart (right in blue t shirt) and Emily Smith (far right) were joined by friends for the release of the harvest mice in Tiverton, Devon.
Eva Wishart (right in blue t shirt) and Emily Smith (far right) were joined by friends for the release of the harvest mice in Tiverton, Devon. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Guardian

Doing somersaults in the corner of a field in Devon this week were the fluffy results of an audacious wildlife project by two 13-year-old girls.

Best friends Eva Wishart and Emily Smith had become devoted to harvest mice, and were upset, a couple of years ago, to find out the species is threatened in England due to farming practices and habitat loss.

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