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Commercial kangaroo harvest in 2008

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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 2008
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 429,156 455,403 108,954 17,245 1,010,758
Queensland 608,408 1,013,203 - 328,060 1,949,671
South Australia 187,600 - 73,700 57,300 318,600
Western Australia 108,600 - 257,500 14,000 380,100
Total 1,333,764 1,468,606 440,154 416,605 3,659,129

Note: During 2008, the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation will undertake additional monitor block surveys in the south eastern region. The Western Australian quota may be revised downwards if the results of these additional surveys warrant it.

 

2008 Special Kangaroo Quotas*
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 37,867 45,540 10,895 1,724 96,026
South Australia 4,800 - 2,800 2,000 9,600
Total 42,667 45,540 13,695 3,724 105,626

* 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 need.

 

Kangaroos killed under commercial harvest quotas in 2008
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 210,654 320,026 54,123 12,069 596,872
Queensland 406,224 591,789 - 251,748 1,249,761
South Australia 103,229 - 38,985 8,533 150,747
Western Australia 84,171 - 108,091 3,565 195,827
Total 804,278 911,815 201,199 275,915 2,193,207