Kangaroo Management Program
The NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007 - 2011 was declared as an Approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Heritage on 19 December 2006. This approval is valid from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2011. The management plan relates only to the commercial harvest of red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo and wallaroo.
The goal of the program is to maintain viable populations of these kangaroos throughout their ranges, in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
Documents to download
- NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007 - 2011 (PDF - 594KB)
- Annual report: 2007 Annual report, NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011 (PDF - 183KB)
Population monitoring
General
- Population Monitoring Methods for the NSW Kangaroo Management Program (PDF - 1MB)
- Aerial survey fact sheet (PDF - 45KB)
- 2004 South Eastern NSW Report
- 2006 South Eastern NSW Report (PDF - 468KB)
- 2004 survey report (PDF - 305KB)
- 2007 survey report (PDF - 1MB)
More information
Kangaroo Management Advisory Committee
See who's currently on the committee, and download minutes of committee meetings. Find out about the upcoming creation of a new Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel.
Tag allocations and commercial take reports
See a regional breakdown of quotas and numbers of kangaroos taken, and compare this to the historical record.
Review of the code of practice for the humane shooting of kangaroos
This national code of practice sets out the minimum standard of humane conduct in the shooting of kangaroos. The code is currently being reviewed - visit the Department of Environment and Heritage website to download a discussion paper.
Fauna dealer (kangaroo) licensing policy review
Download and comment on this review into policies which regulate the processors of kangaroo products.
Kangaroo Management Program - zone quotas for 2007
See a summary of zone quotas around NSW.
Kangaroo population estimates for the Western Plains of NSW
2006 red and grey kangaroo population estimates for the Western Plains of NSW
2008 NSW Kangaroo Quota Report (PDF - 1.0MB)
This report details the Kangaroo Management Program quotas for the 2007 kangaroo take in accordance with NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011.
NSW Kangaroo Management Program 2002-2006
The goal of the program is to maintain viable populations of these kangaroos throughout their ranges, in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
2006 Annual Report
In accordance with the provisions of the NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011, an Annual Report has been prepared for the Commonwealth Government for 2006.
Contacts, links, resources and forms
Contact the NPWS kangaroo management section. Get links and contact details for other Australian conservation agencies, and download research papers and application forms related to kangaroo management.