article_snippet: The animals were captured for a series of tests last month, after Natural England gave unprecedented permission for The animals to be allowed to live free near Ottery St Mary, east Devon.
article_snippet: We’re delighted and relieved that they’ve coped very well with a short period in captivity and been given a clean bill of health.
article_snippet: But a fierce campaign to allow the animals to remain free, backed by the Daily Mail, resulted in a dramatic turnaround.
article_snippet: There are captive breeding programmes in the UK, including one in Dartmoor, but none of the animals are unaccounted for .
article_snippet: There are several captive breeding programmes in the UK, including one on the other side of Dartmoor, but none of the animals is unaccounted for.
highlights_snippet: Captured for a tests last month, after government agency gave permission for government agency gave permission for them to be allowed to live free near Ottery St Mary, Devon to be allowed to live free near Ottery St Mary, Devon .
  