The incident marks the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in the country since 1936.
PERTH, Australia — 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.
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. Irwin said her rescue center always rehabilitates native animals with the aim of returning them to the wild, particularly kangaroos.
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