Mixed Landing strip

[Slug]

Is a field full of Roos!

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 200

Australian Shelducks with Eastern Grey Kangaroos.
Narawntapu National Park.

 

[Richard A]

I was down coast here mid morning yesterday. It was just stating to clear up from rain the day before and there were kangaroos everywhere.

No ducks though...

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I was down coast here mid morning yesterday. It was just stating to clear up from rain the day before and there were kangaroos everywhere.

No ducks though...

Are they considered a nuisance at all?

 

[DaveC Oz]

Are they considered a nuisance at all?

They can be a considerable hazard. My wife's car was written off after a kangaroo jumped out in front of us about 10 years ago. Some farmers don't like them either because of damage to fencing, and perceived competion with stock for feed, or eating grain crops. Most are much more tolerant of them than in times past.

 

[Richard A]

I have been in a car that hit a kangaroo also. Luckily it wasn't a very big one and we weren't too far from a town. I have had a few close calls as well. You have to be really careful around dusk and dawn. I am driving down to Mount Gambier on Saturday (just over 400km) for my wife to take her small business to a market there on Sunday. She wanted to drive back on Sunday afternoon/evening but there's no way I would be doing that these days so we're staying an extra night.

Like @DaveC Oz said, they are mainly a problem for farmers whose main income is from grazing animals. Generally feral animals are a much bigger problem these days. Around here they aren't really a problem even for grain farmers. Bear in mind also that there is a thriving market for their meat, skin (leather) and fur and they aren't farmed so it all comes from hunting. I'm not sure what the story is now but back in the day, in areas where they were a problem, farmers had a quota of how many could be shot on their property every month or what ever time period was stipulated.