Wildlife trade

Commercial kangaroo harvest quotas in 2009

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 in 2009
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 487,850 615,636** 148,303 17,245 1,269,034
Queensland 803,854 1,014,379 - 385,514 2,203,747
South Australia 216,500 - 86,300 74,400 377,200
Western Australia 103,000 - 172,500 20,300 295,800
Total 1,611,204 1,630,015 407,103 497,459 4,145,781
2009 Special Kangaroo Quotas*
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 43,046 47,943** 14,843 1,725 107,557
South Australia 5,500 - 3,000 2,500 11,000
Total 48,546 47,943 17,843 4,225 118,557
Kangaroos killed under commercial harvest quotas in 2009
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 182,858 214,218 38,675 10,073 445,824
Queensland 369,708 591,878 0 244,760 1,206,346
South Australia 74,354 0 34,692 7,716 116,762
Western Australia 79,974 0 98,177 3,031 181,182
Total 706,894 806,096 171,544 265,580 1,950,114

* The purpose of the special quota is to provide for the commercial utilisation of kangaroos that would have otherwise been shot under the normal non-commercial licensing system and left in the field. Special quotas are only allocated when there is a damage mitigation need.

** These figures were revised as of 1 June 2009 following an addendum to NSW quota as part of the addition of new commercial harvest zones. This represents an increase of 160,250 to the harvest quota and an increase of 2,404 to the special quota.

Kangaroo quotas