Reducing grazing pressure through kangaroo management
Kangaroo numbers can place additional grazing pressure on crops, pastures and native vegetation during dry seasons.
PIRSA leads this project in partnership with Landscape Boards, Department for Environment and Water (DEW) and industry stakeholders.
The project includes:
- Field Processor Grant (closed) – for existing and new field processors to assist with operating costs
- Field Processor Incentive (closed) – financial incentives for field processors to remove kangaroos and commercially harvest others
- Primary Producer Incentive – financial incentives for primary producers to remove kangaroos
- PIRSA staff connecting field processors with landholders impacted by large numbers of kangaroos.
Primary producer incentives
This program will run until funding is exhausted.
South Australian primary producers can apply for $7 financial incentive for each humanely shot kangaroo, provided that at least 100 kangaroos are removed – the minimum invoice that can be submitted to PIRSA is $700.
You must have the appropriate permit or multiple permits from the Department of Environment and Water for a minimum of 100 kangaroos.
You can apply for destroy wildlife permits on the Department of Environment and Water’s website.
Shooting must comply with codes of practice for the humane destruction of wildlife.
To apply for the incentive:
- Read the Guidelines for producers.
- Download and complete the
Email both forms and a copy of your Permit to Destroy Wildlife to: pirsa.kangaroodroughtproject@sa.gov.au.
Contact
Kangaroo Drought Support Team
Phone: 0409 131 519
Email: pirsa.kangaroodroughtproject@sa.gov.au