NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan
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.
Download: NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011 (PDF - 594 KB)
The following amendments were made to the harvest management plan in late 2008:
additional
Action 10A under Aim 4: Monitor kangaroo populations (09204action10a.pdf; 58 KB)
Download: 2008 Annual report - NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011 (PDF - 201 KB)
Download: 2009 NSW Kangaroo Quota Report (PDF - 1.0 MB) - A report detailing the Kangaroo Management Program quotas for the 2009 kangaroo take in accordance with NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011.
2009 Addendum Quota Report (PDF - 396 KB) - An addendum to the 2009 report that sets out the commercial quotas for the Central Tablelands zone.
Handbook for kangaroo harvesters
This handbook has been prepared to help kangaroo harvesters meet DECC’s requirements for the commercial kangaroo industry. In particular, it is designed to assist applicants for harvester licences by providing information about licence conditions and other requirements.
Download: Handbook for kangaroo harvesters (08413hbkangharvesters.pdf, 5598 KB)
Please note
Some important changes have been introduced in 2009 to the fees for licences, registrations and tags, as well as administration of the NSW Harvest Management Plan. These are outlined in the following update which should be read in conjunction with the handbook for harvesters, above.
Download: Important changes to the NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan (09520changeckhmp.pdf, 42 KB)
Population monitoring
General Central Tablelands
South Eastern NSW
Northern Tablelands More information
Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel - See who's currently on the panel and download minutes of panel meetings.
Tag allocations and commercial take reports - See a regional breakdown of quotas and numbers of kangaroos taken, and compare this to the historical record.
New Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Zones - A submission by former Rural Lands Protection Boards and NSW Farmers Association to allow a new commercial kangaroo zone in NSW considered during 2008.
Code of practice for the humane shooting of kangaroos for commercial purposes - This national code of practice sets out the minimum standards of humane conduct in the shooting of kangaroos for commercial and non-commercial purposes.
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.
Contact the Kangaroo Management Section - Get links and contact details for other Australian conservation agencies, and download research papers and application forms related to kangaroo management.
