Madison Ceurter 5th period: Animal-Welfare Groups Hopping Mad Over Canberra’s Kangaroo Cull

Kangaroos hopping down the streets of Australia happens to be true in the national capital Canberra. They are coming from eucalyptus forests that are heavily prone to drought, the city’s parks, gardens, golf courses and sports grounds.  In Canberra kangaroos are very populated.  Interactions between humans and kangaroos have not been turning out good for the humans. In 2009, a kangaroo crashed through the window of a Canberra home, hurt a family and damaged their furniture and finally it escaped through an open door.  In 2010, a footballer was knocked unconscious by a kangaroo in a Canberra park.  Many people are getting attacked by kangaroos because the kangaroos are frightened by the humans.  There needs to be some precautions.  People are now are leading Canberra’s controversial kangaroo cull.  This is to prevent overgrazing, because there has been 1,600 kangaroos that have been separated by wires.  “The primary goal of the conservation cull is to maintain kangaroos at sustainable densities to minimize the impact of heavy grazing on other native fauna and flora,” said by the Territory and Municipal Services website."  Kangaroos have been eating the grass which is has made animals not able to have food or shelter.  It would be very smart to start this program for the safety of the people living in their homes.