NSW Commercial Kangaroo Management Program: 2026 Quota report
This report provides the commercial quotas for the 2026 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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-76186-098-0 / ID: EH20250430
File: PDF 1.52 MB / Pages 50
Name: commerical-kangaroo-management-program-2026-quota-report-250430.pdf
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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.
This report provides the 2025 population estimates for red kangaroos, eastern and western grey kangaroos, and the common wallaroo, and the corresponding commercial harvesting quotas for 2026. Historical population and harvest data are provided in the appendix.
The total quota available for commercial harvesting in 2026 is 1,453,025 kangaroos. There is also a maximum special quota of 143,802 that may be made available in specific circumstances.