Add your source,please,
as I wouldn't believe the reporter having said today
there are 60 million !!!
2007-07-12 08:16:09 · 13 answers · asked by Seal_over 2 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
The 2002 population estimate for the commercially harvested kangaroo species released by the federal government puts their numbers at 58.6 million. This means there are more than twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are cattle (28.7 million). It also means the total kangaroo population is a little more than half that of the Australian sheep population (113.3 million) (ABARE 2002).
2007-07-12 08:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by waashaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How Many Kangaroos In Australia
2016-10-04 11:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approx 58.6 million kangaroos.
(On 13 July 2007 at 08:59:20 (Canberra time), the resident human population of Australia is projected to be: 21,011,084 - from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.)
The current kangaroo population is the highest ever recorded and it unquestionably makes kangaroos amongst the most common large wild land mammals on earth.
Kangaroo Industry Background
John Kelly, B. Ru Sci. (Hons),
Kangaroo Industries Association of Australia.
http://www.kangaroo-industry.asn.au/morinfo/BACKGR1.HTM#1
1. Kangaroo Populations
There are 48 species of macropods (kangaroos) in Australia.
The federal government puts their numbers at 58.6 million. This means there are more than twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are cattle (28.7 million). It also means the total kangaroo population is a little more than half that of the Australian sheep population (113.3 million)
2007-07-12 11:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd believe it! There 's a LOT of roos in Australia.
As orlanka said, it's NOT possible to go and count them. But as Aussie reckoned, there may have been a bunch of public servants gone around taking census. Who knows what the Australian Bureau of statistics is capable of these days? Last Census we had - people can do it ONLINE ON THE NIGHT of the census - so cooool!! (I also did it online!)
From work and home - I drive past two towns and I can see at least 300 roos - along that 20 minutes drive alone. And that is only where I can see them from the road. I even hit one three weeks ago - stupid animal - jump in front of my car! No way I can avoid it! VERY VERY lucky for me it only broke the headlight cover. They usually cause a lot more damage than that! I was SOOOO lucky.
Considering Australia is the size of continental USA, 60 million is VERY possible.
2007-07-12 16:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,there are more than 60 different species
of "Roos" here and there numbers change,depend on the conditions at the time eg drought,floods ect.
Also take into account roos are a big export for there meat as well as there pelts this has a lot to do with there head count.
NOTE a female roo can hold there pregnant for up to Seven ( 7) to allow for bad years, than give birth to a "Joey" so you can see there will never be wiped out.
60 million to me is about right give or take
a few.
Hope this helps. Waltz.
2007-07-13 01:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by waltzsingmatilda2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The exact number of kangaroos in Australia is impossible to determine, but the population of the 4 most common species is thought to be around 50 million.
2007-07-12 08:21:59 · answer #6 · answered by orlanka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RE:
How many kangaroos are there in Australia nowadays ???
Add your source,please,
as I wouldn't believe the reporter having said today
there are 60 million !!!
2015-08-02 00:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Shelli 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I have visited Kangaroo Island, back in 1983!! we went by plane, nowadays, there is the ferry which I consider very expensive, specially if you want to take your car. Most of the roads I believe are still 'not the best' but, yes, the wildlife (seal colony) etc. is absolutely beautiful. Accomodation ranges in price, and youve said it, not much night life. To increase tourism - lower the charges to get there. apart from that, leave it as it is, wild, unspoilt and a bit primitive.
2016-04-04 03:47:57 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are more kangaroos in Australia today than there were at the time of European settlement. Some species, particularly some of the wallabies, are endangered but the big ones are not under any threat. Most species are completely protected. Shooting licences are issued only for the most common species.
2007-07-12 11:44:26 · answer #9 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll go along with the official stats already quoted but it has set my mind to thinking WHO did the count !
I mean , think about it ! Those things move like greased lightening , are spread right throughout the country , don't fill out official census forms...how the heck does someone come up with a definitive answer!
Does some bespectacled little nerd of a public servant wander around the country , clipboard in hand asking their names , family history , who belongs to who ?
C'mon...if that's how it's done , I want the job!
2007-07-12 14:52:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋