1. KANGAROO SLAUGHTER
The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) The Red Kangaroo is one of the forty living members of the macropod family in Australia. ... Females may be red or bluish-grey, 1.25 metres in height, weigh approximately 35 kg and mate at 18 months. ... All species of macropod are protected from hunting by state and territory legislation, except for a small number of the large-sized species, which exist in high numbers. The Red kangaroo is one of the species for which commercial harvesting is permitted. ... The Red Kangaroo 2003 harvest quota for NSW and QLD is 1.75 million. ...
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