A week after the Queensland premier weighed in on Molly the magpie's case, the Gold Coast couple who raised the bird are still hoping for a reunion.
Molly the Instagram-famous magpie was surrendered to wildlife authorities last month.The influencers who raised the magpie say they are willing to do whatever it takes to get the bird back.
"He used to come and go as he pleased, he adapted basically back into the wild, so we didn't really feel, or even think, we needed a permit." A DESI spokesperson said the department had contacted the couple to assure them that Molly was being well cared for. "Our numbers were growing at such a great speed that people were starting to recognise us outside," she said.
Ms Wells said she understood that wildlife officers were acting to the letter of the law, but stressed that she and Mr Mortensen had begged the department to work with them to have Molly returned.
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