No matter how carefully the shooter aims, some kangaroos will not be killed outright. Wounded kangaroos must be dispatched as quickly and humanely as possible.When killing a wounded animal a brain shot may be impractical. For example, the accurate placement of a shot in the brain may require capture and restraint of the animal; this [...]
Threats to Survival
European settlement of Australia has worked against the survival of many native animals, including some species of kangaroo, in four main ways: fire patterns have changed, domestic stock have grazed large areas of native habitat, new predators have been introduced, and land has been cleared. Each of these factors has had a major, [...]
Family Potoroidae
Potoroids are smaller macropods and were once called the rat-kangaroos. Some, such as the Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsipymnodon moschatus) of the north Queensland rainforests are no bigger than a rat, and others grow to the size of a rabbit. Potoroids have an unusual diet – of mushrooms, roots, and insects. Mostly, they live in dense [...]
Macropodidae
There is no real difference between the kangaroos and wallabies that form this family – other than size. Wallabies are generally smaller species, with none weighing over 25 kilograms. Wallaroos (or euros) prefer a habitat of steep, hilly country. On the other hand, the larger kangaroos prefer open flat plains, woodland or open forest.Members of [...]
Kangaroos are Australia’s best-known animals. Since they were first seen by European settlers – who were amazed at such strange animals – a lot has happened to these unique creatures. There are now more of some kangaroo species, generally the larger ones, than when the European settlers arrived. Other species are gone forever, made extinct [...]
Largely because of their tendency to frequent coastal waters, and their habitual return to the same regions each year, humpback whales have been exploited by commercial whalers all around the world. Humpbacks were hunted for their oil, meat and whalebone. Most populations were drastically reduced in the early part of the 19th century, leaving only [...]
Grazing is very much at the heart of everything we do on the farm. Grazing management is given top-priority. Many people call what we do “Extended Grazing” as our grazing season is considerably longer than that of many “conventional” farms. However this is a term that I no longer prefer to use [...]
My name is Jason Rankin and I would like to extend to you a very warm “virtual” welcome to our farm which I farm in partnership with my father.The farm is situated near the top of the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. Being surrounded by water on three sides (to the [...]
Blanketed calves have been proven to stay closer to their mothers during storms. These grey, wool blankets are designed to minimize any wool smell and the open-ended cover guarantees that cows will nurture their blanketed calves day and night.
