That’s they way I understand it too. Kangaroo “overgrazing” directly relies on other animal agriculture to create the food sources that they need to thrive since we don’t manage the land in similar ways any more. Kangaroos also like a nice golf course/sportsfield/lawn/road edge which is fossil fuel dependent.
Back to the drawing board it seems.
Same old story, in parts of Australia, beef would outnumber any other terrestrial animal in number and weight.
We are winning mammal extinctions for a reason.
This is an interesting thought experiment.
Pork comes in after chicken in the traditional meats as it can be farmed intensively to reduce land use impacts and can eat waste streams. Besides the ethical concerns of murdering an intelligent animal in pork, kangaroo farming would take a fair bit of space and some unusual fencing. Could you even herd them well to be factory efficient?
Now if everyone dropped their meat consumption to near zero and we stopped land clearing and started fire stick farming to create palatable pick for kangaroos then used targeted hunting, I guess it would be sustainable? Certainly less erosive than beef/goat/sheep.
Just thinking out loud. Thanks for sharing regardless. Butcher or hunted kangaroo, where did it come from?
Beef is Australia’s beef.
Source: I live here.
I knew something existed, was looking for it, and then saw a recent post.
You’re right about the keyword search though. Something to think about when making communities.
Pour one into the ocean for mander.xyz
All good, mate. It really comes down to how we define the words used and I like your second choice over the first; low impact vs sustainable.
We won’t be feeding the population nor having any ecological benefit but eating kangaroo in that situation is definitely lower impact than any other farmed meat.
Just splitting hairs with you, not looking for arguments. Enjoy the meal.