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Kangaroo overgrazing could be jeopardising land conservation, study finds – UNSW Newsroom
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.
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 arent typically considered a threat to Australian vegetation.
While seen as a pest on farmland for example, when competing with livestock for resources they usually arent widely seen as a pest in conservation areas.
But a collaborative study led by UNSW Sydney found that conservation reserves are showing signs of…
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