Wildlife trade

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

Kangaroo quotas