The 77-year-old man in a rural part of southwest Australia may have been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet. It's reportedly the first fatal kangaroo attack in the country since 1936.
A gray kangaroo hops along a hill side in the Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve near Taralga, southwest of Sydney, Australia, in August 2016. A 77-year-old man has died after a rare kangaroo attack in remote southwest Australia, police said on Tuesday.
It was believed he had been attacked earlier in the day by the kangaroo, which police shot dead because it was preventing paramedics from reaching the injured man, police said.The man died at the scene. Police are preparing a report for a coroner who will record an official cause to death.Gray kangaroos feed on grass near Canberra, Australia, in March 2008.
"This looks like it was an adult male and they become quite aggressive and they don't do well in captivity," Irwin said. "You do need a special permit to be able to do that. I don't believe they really give them out very often unless you're a wildlife center with trained people who know what they're doing," she said.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Australian Man Killed by Kangaroo in Rare Fatal AttackPolice believe the victim had been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet.
Weiterlesen »
Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attackPERTH, Australia (AP) — A man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in southwest Australia, police said Tuesday. It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936.
Weiterlesen »
Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attackThe incident marks the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in the country since 1936.
Weiterlesen »
Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attackIt was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936.
Weiterlesen »
Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attackA man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in southwest Australia, police said Tuesday. It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936. A relative found the 77-year-old man with “serious injuries” on his property Sunday in semirural Redmond, 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of the Western Australia state capital Perth.
Weiterlesen »
Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attackA man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet has been killed by the animal in southwest Australia.
Weiterlesen »