Vincent Wu and Kirby Miles posted a petition online to the Australian Parliament House website, advocating for Steve Irwin be featured on the $5 bill as opposed to the new King.
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A 77-year-old man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in south-west Australia, police said.
It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936. A relative found the man with “serious injuries” at his property in semi-rural Redmond, 250 miles south east of the Western Australia state capital Perth.
The kangaroo was shot dead by police as it was preventing the paramedics from reaching the injured man. Police are preparing a report for a coroner who will record an official cause of death for the man, who died at the scene.
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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 they had no information to make public regarding whether the victim had a permit.
Tanya Irwin, who cares for kangaroos at the Native Animal Rescue service in Perth, said authorities rarely issue permits to keep the animals in Western Australia. “This looks like it was an adult male and they become quite aggressive and they don’t do well in captivity,” Ms 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,” she added. Ms Irwin said her rescue centre always rehabilitates native animals with the aim of returning them to the wild, particularly kangaroos.
“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 centre with trained people who know what they’re doing,” she
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