What type of mammal is a kangaroo

Kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos pademelons etc belong to which family?

Which indigenous language does the word "Kangaroo" (gangurru) originate from?

What is unique about a fight between two male kangaroos

How big is a joey (kangaroo baby) when it is born?

How long does a Joey stay in their mum's uterus for before they're born?

How long can a mum kangaroo delay her pregnancy (know as embryonic diapause)

Pull over & check if female, open the pouch carefully & check for joeys

Call a wildlife rescue organisation if you can't pull over

Move the body off the road (wear sanitary gloves of course)

What should you do if you see a dead kangaroo on the side of the road?

They don't all die on impact but some might, the chances of survival will improve dramatically once the joey is with a registered wildlife carer.

How long can a joey survive in their dead mother's pouch?

Unfortunately they are not paid and are mainly volunteers.

Wildlife rescuers/carers are paid by the Australian Government?

Kangaroo meat is safe for pet and human consumption true or false?

Commercial Kangaroo shooters frequently load their utes with dead kangaroos alongside other species such as wild feral boars (risk of swine brucellosis) and feral deer 

Kangaroos are shot in the wild. True or false? 

Since the launch of the Commercial kangaroo industry in Victoria in 2014, kangaroo annual 'culling' quotas have...

Kangaroos destroy the environment. True or false? 

Reduces the fuel load of a potential bushfire

Spreading seeds from one place to another by carrying them in their fur

Soft feet making small depressions in the soil (good for seed rejuvenation)

Snips the tips of grass and other plants off encouraging regrowth 

What benefits do living kangaroos have on the Australian environment and ecosystem?

If a singular Female Kangaroo has 6 Joeys on average in her lifetime, how many of these Joeys will survive till Adulthood?

How much grazing pressure do kangaroos emit in Australia?

Kangaroos need to be culled or they overpopulate. True or False?

Kangaroos are dwindling in many electorates of Australia since commercial and non-commercial shooting, road strike, bushfires and floods.

Are Kangaroo numbers increasing or are they declining?

Australia's Commercial shooting of kangaroos is the biggest land based wildlife slaughter on earth. True or false?

Horrifically, commercial shooters are required by the industry code of practice to bash joeys with a blunt object or on a bullbar. 

Bash them over a hard surface or with a blunt object

Leave them to fend for themselves in the wild 

Adopt them or bring them to a wildlife shelter

What are industry shooters recommended (code of practice) to do with Joeys after their mothers have been shot? 

Industry shooters are required to report and count joey deaths

Russia and California banned kangaroo meat due to concerningly high amounts of parasites and diseases it contains 

Kangaroo meat can contain dozens of parasites.

By not buying kangaroo products (pet food, shoes, meat, hide, body parts) 

Donating to wildlife shelters, independent carers, rescue organisations, et

Writing to brands that use kangaroo products and voicing your disapproval 

Attending protests and becoming a kangaroo protecter yourself

What are ways we can help kangaroos in Australia?

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Some of the answers to the questions in the later parts of the quiz may be upsetting however there are definitely things we can do to help them!! You can find out more and learn how to help them at https://www.vickangas.org https://www.kangaroosalive.org