The Department of Sustainability and Environment [has to be a Labour government, doesn't it?] said there were reports of people modifying fences to encourage kangaroos to graze on their properties and handfeeding them in the outer suburbs.
Two people have been hospitalised after kangaroo attacks at Sunbury in the past 10 months. A woman in her late 60s suffered cuts to her face, chest and back after being attacked at her home in April.
In another incident late last year, a man in his 50s suffered a large gash to his head and chest and hand injuries when a large male roo attacked him at Sunbury.
Male kangaroos can become aggressive and perceive humans as potential competitors for female kangaroos and attack, DSE wildlife management project officer Ian Temby warned.
The solution?
Mr. Temby advised that anyone confronted by a large male standing up should bend down and move away as standing tall can be perceived as responding to a challenge by the animals.
[This post is part of #Silly Week.]
They used to keep a mob of wallabies at Worcester College, Oxford. They stopped when one of them drowned while skating on the college lake.
ReplyDeleteThat's awful, Dearieme. By the way, I was half hoping you'd have a go at the G&S quiz, some posts ago. Hope you're having a nice Sunday. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm more G & T than G & S. But I did enjoy the film about them, "Topsy-Turvy". Did you see it?
ReplyDeleteSadly, no. G&T eh? I used to mix them but stuck to my whisky myself.
ReplyDeleteYou had me worried till I saw the SW tag at the end! Very good.
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