Ecologists are warning that kangaroo populations in Australia need to be kept in check, with shooting as the best method, or a “catastrophic” number will starve to death. Kangaroo populations, also known as mobs, boom following wet seasons, which provide an abundance of vegetation and water sources. Australia recently experienced three consecutive La Nina weather events,…

Australian officials and diplomatic agents are pushing back against a bill proposed in the U.S., which seeks to impose strict penalties on the importation of kangaroo leather or meat into America—the second-biggest buyer of kangaroo products other than Europe—which generates $80 million per year in revenue. The bill is being led by two congressman Salud Carbajal…