Save Canberra's Kangaroos

05/12/2025

...And the other three reasons why Canberra residents are not permitted to rescue, raise or rehabilitate Eastern Grey Kangaroos?

*There is a risk of injuries from large male kangaroos that were originally hand-reared
*Hand reared animals have a much higher death rate than naturally reared animals if released to the wild rather than protected environments
*They are often more vulnerable to predators such as dogs and foxes as they have not learnt an appropriate recognition and flight response.

Residents of other Australian states who ARE permitted to rescue, raise or rehabilitate eastern grey kangaroos....could you share YOUR experiences with us please?
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📸Carol Lynn

04/12/2025

listening to kangaroos > Chat GPT 😅😅😅

04/12/2025

Save Canberra’s Kangaroos 2025 Wrapped! 💚🦘

02/12/2025

Under the Controlled Native Species Act, the ACT Government will not allow wildlife carers to rescue, rehabilitate or release Eastern Grey Kangaroos, unlike ALL other jurisdictions in Australia. There are four reasons cited for this stance.

The first is: ''There is no conservation justification for hand-rearing and releasing EGK (joeys) because they are an abundant species''.

This ignores the fact that kangaroos are sentient native animals and results in cruelty being permitted by government due to the actions or inactions of humans.
(Example: mother kangaroo hit by car, surviving viable joey must be killed by an ACT ranger using blunt force trauma or left to die a slow death by neglect or absence of care).
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📸Jane Robinson

26/11/2025

Robyn and Rebecca’s letters in the City News this week.

21/11/2025

Make a submission to the ACT’s new draft kangaroo management plan! 📝

When we posted about the new draft Kanagroo Management Plan being open for consultation, we received some comments asking for some guidance on making a submission 🦘

So we have put together a template with a small sample of the key recommendations that Save Canberra’s Kangaroos will be making in our submission, so that you can make one too! Because we know not everyone has the time to thoroughly review the 100+ page draft plan 😅

Head to the link below to make your submission using our template! You will need to edit it before you can hit send to make sure it is a unique submission.

https://savecanberraskangaroos.good.do/savecanberraskangaroos/KMPsubmission/

Some things you could add:

- Have you ever waited an extensive amount of time for a ranger to attend an injured kangaroo?
- Do you want to see wildlife carers be able to rescue and rehabilitate eastern grey kangaroos and their joeys?
- Do you have concerns about the ACT Government’s kangaroo population estimates/counting methods?
- Can you think of positive things other states are doing for kangaroos that you would like to see here?

Remember to keep your submission respectful and focus on how we can get better outcomes for kangaroos 🙏🏼

If you have any questions for us, just leave a comment and we will get back to you!

fans

20/11/2025

BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS
How's this for irony?
The NSW Government, following the shocking and disturbing report 'Licence to Kill' by Humane World for Animals is holding an inquiry into the horrific scale of killing wildlife by landholders. The inquiry is being chaired by Animal Justice Party MP Emma Hurst. https://nsw.animaljusticeparty.org/licences-to-harm-submission-guide
In all states of Australia, landholders can simply submit a form claiming that kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, cockatoos and almost any other native animal is damaging their property, eating their crop, wrecking their fences - and they'll be given approval by state government authorities to KILL without any verification of damage required. An estimated four million animals and birds are killed every year.
Well done NSW MPs for holding this inquiry! And let's hope that positive changes are recommended and implemented.

In contrast, the ACT Government is seeking submissions on their latest Kangaroo Management Plan, which, in effect, gives the ACT Government the right to KILL eastern grey kangaroos year after year. If you object to this heinous treatment of eastern greys, please lodge your submission by 18 December. https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2025-604/

Quick links Administrative Arrangements[4] Appointment of Ministers[5] Court Procedures Forms[6] Court Procedures Rules[7] Criminal Code[8] Legislation Act[9] Public Sector Management Act[10] Public Sector Management Standards[11] Road Rules[12] Territory Plan[13] see more[14]

18/11/2025

Jane’s letter in the Canberra Times today.

08/11/2025

Revealed under FOI - not even kangaroos who have been fertility treated are safe from ACT Government shooters 💔

Each year after the shooting has finished, we submit an FOI request to the ACT Government to receive copies of the shooters ‘operational reports’ from each night of shooting. It is through these documents that we found out about the shooting of wallabies in Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary and also about the butchering of kangaroos happening in our nature reserves 😣

This year’s reports reveal that on TWO occasions the ACT Government shooters had shot kangaroos with ear tags who had been treated with Gonacon (fertility control). The ACT Government tells us that Gonacon will reduce the need for large “culls” but how can that be when their own shooters are killing these kangaroos anyways?!

The ACT Government also tells us that their shooters are extremely accurate but clearly that’s not the case when they have shot not one, but two kangaroos with ear tags 😡

These poor kangaroos subjected to a science experiment where their fertility was stolen from them and then were shot and killed anyways.



📸 Aisha Bottrill - a tagged kangaroo in Red Hill Nature Reserve

07/11/2025

‼️ New draft “Kangaroo Management Plan” has been released for public comment.

The Conservator of Flora and Fauna has just issued the new draft “Buru - Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Draft Controlled Native Species Management Plan 2025”.

This is on the back of the recommendations made by Professor Sarah Legge, who SCK met with and provided feedback to back in 2023.

SCK intends to make a submission and encourages others to do so. There is a lot to read through!

Submissions on the draft plan can be submitted to this email: [email protected]

Link to the draft plan is here: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2025-604/

31/10/2025

Rebecca’s letter in the Canberra Times this morning.