Warehouse staff in Wrocław caught a rare dormouse off a truck from France
Euronews reported that workers found a garden dormouse on a truck returning from France and called rescuers the same day. She is eating well in quarantine.
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Staff at an Amazon logistics centre in Wrocław found a garden dormouse on a truck that had returned from France and called rescuers the same day. Euronews reported on November 4, 2026, that the Polish group EKOSTRAŻ named the female Amazonka. The group described her as agile and in good condition, now in quarantine and eating well. The workers caught her without injury.
The garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus, is strictly protected in many countries. Euronews called it Europe's fastest-disappearing rodent and said the population has fallen about 50 percent in 30 years. EKOSTRAŻ wrote that, as far as anyone knows, Poland probably has only one wild site left. The article noted German projects that protect habitat and have tried reintroduction. The news is this one rescue. It does not say whether Amazonka can go back to France or will stay in care.
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Euronews reported on November 4, 2026, that workers at a warehouse in Wrocław, Poland, found a rare garden dormouse on a truck that had come back from France. A rescue group named her Amazonka. The workers caught her without hurting her and called for help the same day. She is in quarantine, in good condition, and eating well. This kind of dormouse is disappearing quickly in Europe. The paper said the population has fallen about 50 percent in 30 years, and Poland may have only one wild place left. The news is this one animal, safe and eating.
- What should someone do if a wild animal turns up somewhere it does not belong?
- Why keep a rescued animal apart for a while before it meets others?
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