'Pest' and resource: a legal history of Australia's kangaroos

摘要: Abstract This paper presents an investigation into the legal history of Australia’s kangaroos. It aims to provide a detailedanalysis how law and policy governing killing kangaroos has evolved over time in response tochanging public perceptions. begins with pre-European period traces impact ofEuropean colonisation, early growth commercial kangaroo industry, increased role scienceand regulation upon The critiques historical designation as ‘pests’ that needto be ‘managed’ argues such approach is inconsistent current scientific understanding. As this‘pest’ status fallen importance there been shift regulatory goals from damage mitigation toresource utilisation, although government planning continue cite alongsideobjectives maintain viable populations sustainable commercially industry. While thekangaroo industry’s focus ‘sustainable use wildlife’, attitudes towardskangaroos so deeply widely entrenched it impossible for industry meet welfarestandards. article concludes does not have any clearly definedpolicy benefit should reassessed take greater account on ecosystems andkangaroo welfare.