Australians have been encouraged to eat more kangaroo meat as a way of controlling the population, which is nearing 50 million.

 

澳洲呼吁民众多吃袋鼠肉，以控制袋鼠数量。如今澳洲袋鼠的数量已将近5000万只。

 

Government figures from 2016 show there were almost 45 million kangaroos, nearly double the human population of Australia.

 

In 2010, there were around 27 million, with the huge rise in numbers considered to be due to environmental factors, with high rainfall resulting in more food for the kangaroos.

 

Experts are now encouraging Australians to hunt the marsupials in order to reduce their numbers.

 

Associate Professor David Paton, from the University of Adelaide, said Australians needed to embrace¹ kangaroo meat to avoid wasting their carcasses once they are culled².

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