From the paddock: kangaroo management in the western region
Kangaroos are central to the Western NSW story. They are one of our most iconic native animals and feature heavily across the landscape. However, balanced against this cultural status is the damage they can cause to the environment in unsustainable numbers.
The impact of the boom bust cycle
Kangaroo booms leading up to and into drought have an enormous animal welfare cost and can be confronting to people managing the land. When populations “bust” millions of kangaroos perish.
A two speed environment
Dr Keith Leggett from the arid zone research station, Fowlers Gap, provides a unique perspective on managing country in a rangeland environment.
Custodians of a brittle environment
Graham Turner lives between Broken Hill and White Cliffs and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world. He shares his perspectives on managing kangaroos on his property.
Kangaroo management – issues of overpopulation
The mobile nature of kangaroos can pose problems for the landscape and farming operations.
Managing total grazing pressure
Managing grazing pressure is one of the key tools landholders have for managing biodiversity in fragile rangeland environments.
Kerribee Station
In 2019 the Kangaroo Management Taskforce undertook a Case Study with a landholder from Western NSW on the impacts of kangaroos and the management strategies he undertook to address them.