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Kangaroo population all over Australia has been facing a continuous rise in the past few years. Because of the spike in number, authorities from Victoria, Australia, allowed the hunting and harvesting of the animal for human consumption.
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On Thursday, the state government announced that the 2021 quota allocation for the Kangaroo Harvesting Program would increase by more than 150 percent, from 37,780 in 2019 to 95,680 this year.
Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the increased quota allocation was down to the notable rise in the estimated kangaroo population over the past three years. The 2020 survey estimated the kangaroo population sat at almost two million in Victoria, increasing 40 percent since 2018.