Estimates of nearly 14.5 million kangaroos in NSW alone, up from 7 million in 2008

By Derek Schoen
June 8 2018 - 12:30pm

Farmers across NSW are hand feeding livestock and resting paddocks in the hope that when the rain falls the grass will grow. But with Government estimates of nearly 14.5 million kangaroos in NSW alone, they are fighting a losing battle. This is double the number of kangaroos in South Australia and Western Australia combined. Ten years ago there was less than half this number at just over seven million.

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