John
08-09-2009, 11:09 AM
Police had been receiving phone calls over past weeks from local residents who had spotted the 1.2-metre (four-foot) marsupial bouncing around a children's park or in corn fields.
Wildlife authorities cornered Will in the village of Juillac-le-Coq late Wednesday and used a tranquiliser dart gun to put him to sleep and capture him, said his owner.
It remains unclear how Will managed to escape his pen in the first place.
His owner, who lives in the nearby village of Gente, was on holidays when he went off on his adventure.
Wildlife authorities cornered Will in the village of Juillac-le-Coq late Wednesday and used a tranquiliser dart gun to put him to sleep and capture him, said his owner.
It remains unclear how Will managed to escape his pen in the first place.
His owner, who lives in the nearby village of Gente, was on holidays when he went off on his adventure.