Kangaroos in the rangelands: opportunities for landholder collaboration

摘要: For 3 years, the Future of Australia’s Threatened Ecosystems (FATE) Program has been working towards achieving multiple benefits for rangelands by applying conservation through sustainable use (CSU) approaches to kangaroo industry. A critical component this work is landholder involvement in management that results commercial gain. We are developing strategies landholders add value harvest at same time as better control over impact kangaroos can have on their land. This paper outlines FATE’s experiences with two related initiatives exploring rangelands. First, a trial Barrier Ranges north-western New South Wales demonstrates potential collaboration reducing exposure variability and associated business risks. Second, an analysis various enterprise models which could employ enter industry identifies opportunities harvesters collaborate mutual benefit. Several challenges exist bringing these fruition. The includes: (1) data across collaborating properties; (2) progress allocation tags group rather than individual property basis; (3) discussions between key stakeholders; (4) description extent they achieve benefits.