However, the authorities do not want to chase the animal to kill it
Three members of a family caring for wildlife were injured by a kangaroo, but eventually managed to flee, hitting it with a shovel. Linda Smith, 64, the mother of the family, suffered serious lung and rib injuries and needed surgery after the kangaroo attacked her home in Charling Downs, Queensland.
The wife and her husband, Jim, feed about 30 kangaroos and whales living on their farm every day. Due to the drought affecting Australia, wildlife is in danger as they find it difficult to find food.
"Jim was lying on the ground and the kangaroo kept kicking him. "I went out to help him, to scare him with a broom, but he attacked me and the broom fell from my hands", he explained.
Luckily for the woman, her 40-year-old son realized what was happening and ran to save his parents, hitting the animal on the head with a shovel. The kangaroo put him on his feet and disappeared.
Linda Smith said she did not want the authorities to chase the animal to kill it, explaining that she reacted as nature dictates. After all, as he stressed, the family knew that there is always danger when one comes in contact with untamed animals. "I understand what happened," he said, noting that male kangaroos can become aggressive during the mating season.
More than 46 million kangaroos live in Australia, but attacks on humans are rare.
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