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Kangaroo Management Taskforce

Kangaroo Management Taskforce

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Literature

Kangaroo management is a complex and often controversial topic due to the diverse range of stakeholders who have an interest in the management of Australia’s most iconic animal.  The purpose of this list is to provide an accessible overview (and links) to relevant research and literature relevant to kangaroo management in Australia.

When reviewing the literature relevant to kangaroo management several themes emerged and the literature has been organised into categories accordingly.  

Themes:

Optimum Management of Overabundant Macropods

Optimum Management of Overabundant Macropods

Kangaroo grazing and co-production

Kangaroo legislation, policies and position statements

Overview of kangaroo research and data collection

Kangaroo biology

Managing kangaroos through fencing and controlling access to water points

Kangaroo ecology and ecological impacts

Kangaroo populations, monitoring & harvesting

Social Licence, humaneness and opposition to harvesting and management

Marketing kangaroo products

Road mortality

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