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Kangaroo overgrazing could be jeopardizing land conservation, study finds – Science Daily
The native species has reached numbers that are contributing to drier soil and less vegetation – and may be more damaging to conservation areas than rabbits.
As a native animal, kangaroos aren’t typically considered a threat to Australian vegetation.While seen as a pest on farmland — for example, when competing with livestock for resources — they 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 overgrazing — that is, intensive grazing that negatively impacts the health and biodiversity of the land.
Surprisingly, the kangaroos’…
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