澳洲維多利亞州政府用直升機狙擊手射殺一個國家公園內的700多隻樹熊。今年3月初，該國家公園約20%的土地被森林大火摧毀，那裏的樹熊遭受飢餓及傷患影響，因此政府決定射殺牠們以避免牠們遭受痛苦。野生動物組織擔心，直升機上的狙擊距離樹熊至少 30 米，於射殺前無法判斷該樹熊是否健康。而且除了射殺亦有其他解決方案，例如在森林回復期間為樹熊提供補充食物等。這次行動是首次使用空中射擊來撲殺樹熊。在新南威爾斯州、昆士蘭和澳洲首都領地，樹熊屬瀕危物種。
Over 700 koalas in a national park were shot from helicopter by the Victorian government in Australia. Earlier in March, 20% of this national park were destroyed by bushfires, and koalas there have been starving and injured, so the government decided culling is the solution to prevent their suffering. Wildlife groups were concerned that shooters on the helicopter were at least 30meters away and were not able to tell whether the koalas were healthy or not before they shoot. also, there are other solutions like delivering supplementary food for the koalas while the forest regenerates. This was the first time aerial shooting is used to cull koala. Koalas are considered endangered in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
