Kangaroo overgrazing could be jeopardising land conservation, study finds – Phys.org

As a native animal, kangaroos aren’t typically considered a threat to Australian vegetation.
While seen as a pest on farmlandfor example, when competing with livestock for resourcesthey usually aren’t widely seen as a pest in conservation areas.
But a new collaborative study led by UNSW Sydney found that conservation reserves are showing signs of kangaroo overgrazingthat is, intensive grazing that negatively impacts the health and biodiversity of the land.
Surprisingly, the kangaroos’ grazing impacts…

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