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2022-09-14 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Australian man killed by kangaroo in first fatal attack since 1936

Aman died after being attacked by a wild kangaroo which he may have been keeping as a pet in southwest Australia, police said Tuesday. It was reportedly the first deadly 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.

It was believed he had been attacked earlier in the day by the kangaroo, which police rubbed out because it was preventing paramedics from reaching the injured man, police said.

"The kangaroo was posing an ongoing threat to emergency responders," the statement said.

The man died at the scene. Police are preparing a report for a coroner who will record an official cause to death.

Police believe the victim had been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet.

There are legal restrictions on keeping Australian native fauna as pets, but the police media office said Tuesday they had no information to make public regarding whether the victim had a permit.

Tanya Irwin, who cares for macropods at the Native Animal Rescue service in Perth, said authorities rarely issue permits to keep kangaroos in Western Australia.

"This looks like it was an adult male and they become quite aggressive and they don’t do well in captivity," Irwin said.

"We don’t know what the situation was; If he was in pain or why he was being kept in captivity and unfortunately ... they’re not a cute animal, they’re a wild animal," Irwin added.

Irwin said her rescue center always rehabilitates native animals with the aim of returning them to the wild, particularly kangaroos.

Posted by Fred 2022-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [48 views ] Top

#1 The inside story of how killer kangaroo viciously mauled its owner and then BLOCKED ambos from saving his life - as it's revealed farmer raised it from a joey... only for it to betray him

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-14 01:36|| 2022-09-14 01:36|| Front Page Top

#2 "Sometimes you gets the kangaroo, sometimes the 'roo gets you."

Posted by SteveS 2022-09-14 12:27|| 2022-09-14 12:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Where else are you going to find Kangaroo encounter survival tips.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-14 12:54|| 2022-09-14 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 What's the best caliber for Kangaroo?

Posted by EMS Artifact 2022-09-14 13:44|| 2022-09-14 13:44|| Front Page Top

#5 I expect any bear rated caliber would be sufficient.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-14 15:54|| 2022-09-14 15:54|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd say depends on how much you want your gun to jump.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-14 16:04|| 2022-09-14 16:04|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ ha! 😄

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-14 16:12|| 2022-09-14 16:12|| Front Page Top

#8 I expect any bear rated caliber would be sufficient.

Gonna do that, remember to hit the gun with some Hoppe's afterwards.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-14 16:18|| 2022-09-14 16:18|| Front Page Top

#9 And so it begins…

Posted by Bill Scourge of the Ostrogoths9574 2022-09-14 20:15|| 2022-09-14 20:15|| Front Page Top

#10 in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay, each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos...

This is just a recon by the kangaroos

Posted by Bill Scourge of the Ostrogoths9574 2022-09-14 20:25|| 2022-09-14 20:25|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ Astute

Posted by Frank G 2022-09-14 22:23|| 2022-09-14 22:23|| Front Page Top

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