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Wildlife trade and conservation

Commercial kangaroo harvest in 2006

Note: Wallaby quotas are applicable for the period 1 July to 30 June of the following year. See relevant 'one year tables - Wallabies' for wallaby quota information.

Commercial Kangaroo harvest quotas
State
Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo)
M. giganteus (Eastern Grey)
M. fuliginosus (Western Grey)
M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo)
Total
New South Wales
398,064
447,063
98,784
35,176
979,087
Queensland
583,892
1,144,430
0
375,376
2,103,698
South Australia
210,100
0
78,100
69,400
357,600
Western Australia
174,495
0
193,800
0
368,295
Total
1,366,551
1,591,493
370,684
479,952
3,808,680

Kangaroos killed under commercial harvest quotas in 2006
State
Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo)
M. giganteus (Eastern Grey)
M. fuliginosus (Western Grey)
M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo)
Total
New South Wales
338,631
388,396
83,077
24,540
834,644
Queensland
609,213
1,121,854
-
269,018
2,000,085
South Australia
129,848
-
35,246
12,100
177,194
Western Australia
106,862
-
170,591
-
277,453
Total
1,184,554
1,510,250
288,914
305,658
3,289,376
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