Resident captures opossum in cardboard box inside her home in Centro de Lavras and calls Firefighters
Animal had no injuries and was returned to the wild; Captain Rezende advises caution to anyone who comes across an opossum
Automatically translated from Portuguese. Read the original in Portuguese
A resident of Rua Nicolau Xerém, in central Lavras, found an opossum inside her home, trapped the animal in a cardboard box and only then called the Fire Department (Bombeiros). The story was told by Captain Rezende on Revista da Cidade this Monday (9), on Rádio Cultura.
The crew assessed the opossum, which had no injuries, and returned it to its natural habitat. According to the captain, firefighters have responded to several calls involving the animal.
He praised the resident's courage but issued a warning: capturing an opossum requires caution. The opossum is not aggressive, the officer said, but it may react and injure anyone who gets too close.
Watch the Revista da Cidade segment in the video accompanying this story.
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