The 5-month-old baby girl was attacked and unfortunately died, and the "magpie killing" caused a headache for Australia

Source: Global Times

According to a CNN report on the 10th, a 5-month-old baby girl named Mia in Australia died of an attack by a magpie on the 8th.

According to the report, Mia's mother was carrying her in a park in Brisbane at the time of the incident, when a magpie suddenly attacked her, causing Mia's mother to fall and Mia to fall to the ground and injured. With the help of passers-by, the baby girl was quickly sent to the hospital for treatment, but died of her injuries. Experts remind that from July to December every year, Brisbane's magpies are in the breeding season and are extremely aggressive out of their instinct to protect the nest.

It is reported that magpies are protected animals in Australia, and it is illegal to hunt magpies and pick up magpie eggs in the wild. However, magpie attacks on humans are frequent in Australia. Statistics show that in Queensland, where Brisbane belongs, there were more than 1,200 magpie attacks on humans last year. The situation is even worse in other parts of Australia.

In addition, there are data that more than 1/10 of magpie attacks will cause injuries to those who are attacked. In 2019, a 76-year-old Sydney old man was attacked by a magpie while riding a bicycle and fell out of the car to his death. In 2018, a child in Perth was attacked in the face by a magpie, nearly blinding him. (Zhen Xiang)