Control and monitoring of kangaroo populations in the Mallee Parks of semi-arid Northwest Victoria - Version 2
Date: 22, Oct, 2018
Author(s):
William K. Morris, David H. Duncan & Peter A. Vesk
Publisher: TSR Hub
This report is about the estimation, monitoring and control of kangaroo populations in the Mallee National Parks of
Victoria. Kangaroo populations in the Parks are managed for two interdependent reasons: to prevent large die-offs of
kangaroos during drought and because they are believed to impede the ecological restoration of degraded semi-arid
woodland ecosystems, including the nationally Endangered Buloke Woodlands of the of the Murray Mallee and
Riverina Depression Bioregions.
The core of our work is a detailed, model-based examination of the kangaroo monitoring and control data from the
parks up to and including 2017. We also review previous modelling on the optimisation of resources used by Parks
Victoria for kangaroo monitoring and management. Monitoring kangaroo populations is undertaken to inform and
guide kangaroo control activities. To be of value for gauging kangaroo impacts on woodland recovery, monitoring
of seedling recruitment and woodland status is also required. But monitoring can be costly and must be performed
as efficiently as possible so resources that could otherwise be used on direct management are not wasted.
1.2.2. Kangaroo Grazing Report_Version 2.pdf