Harvesting Agile Wallabies for human consumption in the Northern Territory of Australia

Summary Agile Wallaby (Notamacropus agilis) has been in the diet of Aboriginal inhabitants of northern Australia for millennia. The species inhabits riparian zones and savannah woodlands, has a high rate of natural increase and can become pests in modified agricultural or plantation systems. Althoug...

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Published in:Ecological management & restoration 2021-11, Vol.22 (S1), p.141-146
Main Authors: Hunt, Warren, Bedoya‐Perez, Miguel, Geesink, Geert, Van Den Heuvel, Aaron, Mullen, John, Frost, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agile Wallaby
Consumption
Economics
Entrepreneurship
game harvesting
game meat
Harvesting
Native peoples
Pests
Profitability
Riparian forests
Riparian land
Savannahs
Social factors
Woodlands
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Summary:Summary Agile Wallaby (Notamacropus agilis) has been in the diet of Aboriginal inhabitants of northern Australia for millennia. The species inhabits riparian zones and savannah woodlands, has a high rate of natural increase and can become pests in modified agricultural or plantation systems. Although the profitability of market‐based game harvesting appears marginal, local consumption could be incorporated into existing employment programmes on Aboriginal lands as a social enterprise. The legal environment is discussed, and further investigation and a trial as a pilot enterprise are recommended.
ISSN:1442-7001
1442-8903
DOI:10.1111/emr.12495