After acknowledging that their prefecture is facing a mongoose invasion, Kagoshima authorities have set up traps to capture the alien species.

Several traps were laid in an area of reported mongoose sightings, with a piece of fried chicken as bait. If a mongoose were to bite on the meat, the trap would close and capture it.

Here’s a video clip showing how the first day went:

No mongoose was found in the cages, and one very scared cat was captured. When they the poor cat loose, he bolted away at tremendous speed.

The initial failure of the traps does not mean there are no mongooses in Kagoshima. TBS news, which had filmed the trap report, stuck around the area trying to find one of the animals. After hours of searching, they were able to get 7-seconds of footage:

This morning’s Minami Nippon Shimbun is running a photo of a mongoose, with one of the traps visible in the background of the photo.

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