Wildlife trade and conservation
Note: Population estimates are based on aerial and ground surveys and are for the areas within Australia where commercial harvesting occurs. The actual national populations would be significantly higher as these figures do not include estimates for areas not surveyed.
Red (Macropus rufus) |
Western Grey (Macropus fuliginosus) |
Eastern Grey (Macropus giganteus) |
Wallaroo/Euro (Macropus robustus) |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 994,000 |
679,000 |
0 |
390,000 |
2,063,000 |
| Western Australia | 1,746,500 |
666,900 |
0 |
0 |
2,413,400 |
| New South Wales | 2,235,114 |
1,265,031 |
4,627,831 |
220,738 |
8,348,714 |
| Queensland | 3,752,242 |
0 |
9,247,997 |
2,389,168 |
15,389,407 |
| Grand Total | 8,727,856 |
2,610,931 |
13,875,828 |
2,999,906 |
28,214,521 |