‘Worked perfectly’: how wildlife team finally caught Valerie the dachshund after 529 days on the lam

Valerie the dachshund is safe and sound after 529 days on the run, thanks to an elaborate plan by wildlife rescuers on Kangaroo Island. Photograph: Courtesy of Georgia Gardner

Exhausted and relieved, the Kangala Wildlife Rescue team have revealed precisely how they finally caught Valerie the dachshund, after 529 days on the run in Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

The Kangala directors, Jared and Lisa Karran, were excited to share the news that Valerie had been secured, but they were also extremely careful not to let the small dog escape from a specially designed cage.