urging Australians to eat more kangaroo meat. Government figures show there were almost 45 million kangaroos in 2016, which is almost double the human population of Australia. In 2010 the number ...

When night falls in the Australian Outback, the hunt begins. The prey: kangaroos roaming – hopping – in the wild. Rifle shots ...

Kangaroo meat is one of the healthiest meats, being very lean. It tastes a lot like beef, but it has a higher protein and iron content. It also has fewer calories and is a good source of omega-3.

And to boosting the rural economy. A government-sanctioned industry, based on the commercial harvest of kangaroo meat and hides, exported $29 million in products in 2017 and supports about 4,000 jobs.

Every year, Australian state governments set quotas authorizing the killing of about 5 million wild kangaroos by the commercial kangaroo industry. Their flesh is sold globally as pet food and exotic ...

And it’s sobering.” Packages of kangaroo meat on a supermarket shelf in Australia Michelle Ostwald/picture alliance via Getty Images Kangaroo meat is processed into pet food, and the animals ...

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