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Molly the Magpie has been returned home after he was removed by wildlife authorities.
Molly the Magpie gained an online following of almost one million people enamoured by his friendship with the two Staffordshire Terriers Peggy and Ruby at the Gold Coast home of Juliette Wells and Reese Mortenson.
Officials from Queensland's Environment Department removed the male magpie from the Mortenson's home on March 1, saying the wild bird was being kept unlawfully.
But now the bird is finally home after spending 45 days separated from the family.
'The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) has approved a specialised licence and today returned 'Molly' the magpie to a couple who took it in as a nestling in 2020,' a statement said.
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