Killing kangaroos could be banned in metro Melbourne in plan hailed as ‘step in the right direction’
by Adeshola Ore from World news | The Guardian on (#6GM9V)
Reduced kangaroo populations and urban sprawl prompt proposal to end commercial culling in 10 council areas
Hunters would be banned from killing kangaroos in all Melbourne metropolitan areas from 2025, under a proposed overhaul of Victoria's commercial culling program.
A plan by the state's Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action for kangaroo harvesting between 2024 and 2028 proposes excluding 10 council areas across the urban ring of Melbourne due to reduced kangaroo populations and urban sprawl. The proposal was first reported by the Herald Sun.
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