Dozens of kangaroos have set up home in a residential area south of Newcastle, attracting a wave of tourists and prompting warnings about potential attacks.
Dozens of kangaroos call Wyee Point Reserve home, turning it into an unofficial tourist attraction.When David Shin was home in South Korea and planning his trip to Australia, a visit to Wyee Point on the banks of Lake Macquarie was probably not on his original agenda."I was really surprised and was excited, I can feed them directly from my hand," Mr Shin said."We usually go to zoos to feed animals, but this is a totally different experience.
"I don't want to see them put in harm's way … in which they rather naively interact with what are wild animals."The Wyee roos have become a social-media phenomenon, making the area a must-see for many visitors."We do see some ridiculous things trying to be fed to these kangaroos. Fried chicken has been observed," he said.
She said feeding them bread could bloat the animals or give them bacterial conditions, potentially causing death. "As you can imagine, a large 80-kilogram male could be rather intimidating and that can lead to, obviously, the roos having to be taken away."Spokespeople for the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Lake Macquarie Council each told the ABC the other was responsible for managing the Wyee Point kangaroos, and would be liable in the event of an incident.Domestic Violence
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