Australia's amazing kangaroos : their conservation, unique biology and coexistence with humans / Ken Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, K. C. (Kenneth Chadwick), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kangaroos--Australia.

Kangaroos.

Wildlife conservation--Australia.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

Collington, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides an authoritative source of information and insight into the world of this intriguing marsupial.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Species characteristics and biology; Introduction; The taxonomy of Australian modern day kangaroos; The taxonomy of kangaroos of New Guinea and adjacent islands; Current status of Australian kangaroos; The Australian species; Family Hypsiprymnodontidae; Family Potoroidae; Bettongs; Potoroos; Family Macropodidae; Subfamily Sthenurinae; Subfamily Macropodinae; 2. Adaptations and function; Evolution of the kangaroo body form; Adaptations for hopping and climbing; Adaptations for a herbivorous diet; Adaptations to maintain body fluids and temperature

Adaptations for reproductive success3. Conservation; A background to Australia's current environmental situation; Current and past environmental issues affecting the well-being of kangaroos in Australia; Conservation of Australia's kangaroos; Case study 1: The Heirisson Prong Peninsula Reintroduction Experiment: Success, calamity and recovery; Case study 2: The Proserpine Rock Wallaby Recovery Plan: The management of arelict species with a mosaic of problems; 4. Kangaroos and humans today; National attitudes to kangaroos; Tourism; Living with kangaroos; Culling

The commercial kangaroo harvestThe economics of the kangaroo harvest industry; The future for sustainable production of kangaroo products; Appendix A: Additional guidelines on animal translocations in Australia; Appendix B: Recovery Plan statutory provisions and objectives; Appendix C: Licence application procedures for harvesting kangaroos from Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227) and index.

ISBN:

9786613807953

9780643107151

0643107150

9781282138575

128213857X

9780643097407

0643097406

OCLC:

774711542