NSW commercial kangaroo management program: 2024 quota report
This report provides the commercial quotas for the 2024 kangaroo harvest in accordance with the Wildlife Trade Management Plan for the Commercial Harvest of Kangaroos in New South Wales 2022–26.
Publisher: Department of Planning and Environment
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-923132-51-1
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ID: EHG20230394
File: PDF 1.61 MB / Pages 65
Name: commerical-kangaroo-management-program-2024-quota-report-230394.pdf
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment and its predecessor agencies have been researching and monitoring kangaroo populations in New South Wales and managing the NSW Commercial Kangaroo Management Program since the 1970s.
The report provides the 2023 population estimates for red kangaroos, eastern and western grey kangaroos, and wallaroos, and the corresponding commercial harvesting quotas for 2024. Historical population and harvest data are provided in the appendix.
The total quota available for allocation in 2024 is 1,484,072 kangaroos. There is also a maximum special quota of 144,523, that may be made available in specific circumstances (Table 1).