Current Issues
Destruction/Non-Commercial Licences
Whilst the commercial kangaroo
harvesting industry has been the subject of much debate and campaigning by
Wildlife Advocate and others, there is still a dark underbelly in the issue and
management of non-commercial or destruction licenses.
Wildlife Advocate has received numerous
reports of National Parks and Wildlife officers (or equivalent):
- issuing such licences without proper investigation or validation of the landholders claims of damage;
- failing to check that the conditions of such licences are complied with (eg. that kangaroos are shot humanely)
- failing to investigate claims of illegal shooting
Wildlife Advocate is undertaking
a comprehensive investigation of the management practices of National Parks and
Wildlife Services across Australia and will be presenting its findings to
government later this year.
Public Awareness Event
Wildlife Advocate is joining
like-minded groups and individuals in promoting the An Afternoon with
Australia Icons to be celebrated on 23 May
2010 between 3:00pm and 6:00pm
This year many well known
Australians such as Bob Irwin,
(Steve Irwin's father), Lee Rhiannon (The Greens Party), Lynda Stoner
(Actress), Fiona Corke (Neighbours), Johnny Pace(comedian) and Mark Pearson
(Animal Liberation) will be at the Revesby Workers Club (2b Brett St, Revesby)
to raise public awareness about the plight of our native kangaroos.
Contact the Revesby Workers Club
on (02) 9772 2100 to book a ticket, or book online at
http://www.rwc.org.au
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