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Commercial kangaroo harvest quotas in 2012

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Commercial kangaroo harvest quotas in 2012
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 675,329 782,349 48,435 12,515 1,518,628
Queensland 1,057,950 1,521,850 - 524,150 3,103,950
South Australia 225,300 - 94,000 72,800 392,100
Western Australia 95,000 - 140,000 - 235,000
Total 2,053,579 2,304,199 282,435 609,465 5,249,678
2012 Special Kangaroo Quotas*
State Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo) M. giganteus (Eastern Grey) M. fuliginosus (Western Grey) M. robustus (Euro/Wallaroo) Total
New South Wales 59,588 78,872 7,441 1,326 147,227
South Australia 5,700 - 3,100 2,400 11,200
Total 65,288 78,872 10,541 3,726 158,427

* 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 for damage mitigation.