In 2023 the actual number of Kangaroos killed for commercial gain was 1,362,185, our forecast for 2024 is 1,224,700 or 25 per cent of the quota of 4,979,257.

The number of joeys either beaten to death or decapitated in 2023 was estimated to be 327,000. Our estimate for the numbers of joeys to be either beaten to death or decapitated in 2024 is 304,000. Joeys are not included in the commercial data reported by governments in Australia.

We forecast a further decline in the commercial take in 2024 and beyond despite shooting zone extensions and the worrying and large scale move, particularly by Victoria, and South Australia to allow the commercial exploitation of protected native wildlife on public land in 2025, including national and state parks, just as we had forecast would occur, as governments scramble to prop up the killing. Killing they have promoted, enabled and supported, doing so without question.

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Actual take against quota by state (per cent), 2023

• NSW – 27
• Qld – 27
• SA – 17
• WA – 25
• Vic – 43

Take against quota by state (per cent), 2024 full year forecast

• NSW – 27
• Qld – 23
• SA – 16
• WA – 30
• Vic – 45

See table below to understand what these numbers mean.

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Population estimates continue to be vastly overstated and quotas which are meant to be a sustainable maximum kill, are more likely to reflect the total population of commercially exploited Kangaroo species that remain. This means that in some regions, quotas are likely to be higher than the total population.

These numbers do not include the commercial exploitation of Kangaroos and Wallabies in Tasmania, where its government does not publish the commercial data in the same way as other mainland states are required to do. We have said this over and over again, a change needs to occur and the data needs to be reported in a way that conforms to other states.

Zone extensions are getting harder as few options remain, as a result, so is topping up numbers. Next moves might be adding more species to the commercial list and move onto public land in states currently not exploiting protected Australian wildlife for commercial gain in these public places and spaces.

Expect an increase in anti Kangaroo propaganda from Australian Governments, shooters and the media, including the ABC, as year end approaches.

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^{Note: Excludes Tasmania / Excludes joeys}

Note: Percentage of actual take increases mainly because the quota is lower in a given year. For example, the 2021 quota for Australia was 1,524,085 lower than the quota in 2020. What was particularly shocking was that for the quota alone, the reduction in the quota between those years was higher than the actual annual take in each year.

Note: Updated November 2024 – For South Australia the actual take against quota for 2023 was revised down from the original advice I received. The actual (including the special land management quota) was 100,088 (down from 100,594) and included 53 Tammar Wallabies (quota was 24,900). Therefore actual take against the 2023 quota of 634,200 (including special land management quota) was just 16 per cent. This describes exactly why the South Australian Government needs to conduct a Kangaroo Inquiry.

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