Tag: kangaroo

Ecologists Warn Australians Shoot Kangaroos Before a Catastrophe Emerges

Ecologists are warning that kangaroo populations in Australia need to be kept in check, with shooting as the best method, or a “catastrophic” number will starve to death. Kangaroo populations, also known as mobs, boom following wet seasons, which provide an abundance of vegetation and water sources. Australia recently experienced three consecutive La Nina weather events,…


‘Emotive Misinformation’: Conservationists, Industry Warn Oregon Lawmakers Against Kangaroo Product Ban

A proposed ban on kangaroo-based products by Oregon lawmakers would only result in more suffering and unregulated killing of the native Australian marsupial, according to conservationists and wildlife experts. Senate Bill 764, introduced by Sen. Floyd Prozanska (D-Eugene), would ban the sale of kangaroo parts and products in Oregon with the threat of fines or a…


Australian Man Killed by Pet Kangaroo

An elderly man in Western Australia has died after an apparent attack by his pet kangaroo. The man was gravely injured in the attack, which occurred at the man’s home in Redmond, near Albany in the state’s south. Paramedics were called to the man’s property on Sunday evening after the 77-year-old was found by a…


Australian Man Killed by Kangaroo in Rare Fatal Attack

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. A relative found the 77-year-old man with “serious injuries” on his property Sunday in semirural Redmond,…


Man Killed After Being Struck by Kangaroo

A man has been killed in southeast Queensland, Australia, after the motorbike he was allegedly riding hit a kangaroo. The 48-year-old man was riding an off-road motorcycle north along Middle Road in Womalilla, a small rural town with a population of 39. It is believed he crashed into a kangaroo and was thrown from his…


Watch Baby Kangaroo Growing Inside Mother’s Pouch

How precious! Kangaroo pregnancies are really different. (Video courtesy of AnimalEDventures) …


Kangaroo Rescued After Mysteriously Getting Stranded on a Sloped Roof in Australia

When a kangaroo became stranded on the sloped roof of a home in Queensland, Australia, residents had no idea how it got there or how to help it return down. However, the community came together to get the marsupial off the roof, but the mystery of its appearance remains unsolved. Paula Boon, co-manager of Mount Isa-based animal…


Growing Push to Save Kangaroos on Death Row

Victoria’s plan to cull 17,250 kangaroos after population numbers grew by 40 percent has led environmental groups to fear that it could eradicate the animals in Victoria. The cull has also placed agricultural and environmentalist groups at odds with the farmers regarding kangaroos’ mobs as agricultural pests. Victorian orchard owner Gary Katerelos said kangaroos are…


US Congress Considers Ban of Australian Kangaroo Products

Australian officials and diplomatic agents are pushing back against a bill proposed in the U.S., which seeks to impose strict penalties on the importation of kangaroo leather or meat into America—the second-biggest buyer of kangaroo products other than Europe—which generates $80 million per year in revenue. The bill is being led by two congressman Salud Carbajal…


Archeologists Find 17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting

An Australian rock painting has been dated at approximately 17,300 years old—the oldest known artwork still on the wall of a rock shelter in the country—in a finding that unlocks a greater understanding of humanity’s ancient past. Researchers from the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) found the kangaroo painted by…