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lederhosen ([personal profile] lederhosen) wrote2007-08-24 12:33 pm

Would you eat kangaroo?

Just curious about how others (both Australians and non-) feel about 'roo on the menu.

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[identity profile] silmaril.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
Actually I would probably try it if served---the only reason it's different from venison is that it's unique to a specific geographical area, and there are enough species in trouble from us as it is.

[identity profile] lederhosen.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
AFAICT, the main threat to kangaroos at present is loss of habitat. A lot of land has been cleared for sheep/cattle farming, which causes erosion problems, and farmers don't want 'roos competing with their stock for what food there is (especially when supplies are reduced by drought, which is pretty often lately). So eating kangaroo meat here is probably not such a bad thing for the species, and actively good for a lot of others that need the same sort of habitat.

(I'm not sure how far demand would have to rise before we reached the point where hunting for food was a threat to kangaroo populations, but I think it's well above current levels.)