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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Kangaroo cull

Kangaroos
Some of the kangaroos that are to be culled are seen on the Department of Defence property in Canberra. Authorities said kangaroos threatened other local species through overgrazing Photograph: Stefan Postles/Reuters
Kangaroos in a pen
Kangaroos in a holding pen. The Australian government had withdrawn support for a plan to relocate the kangaroos because it would cost millions of dollars. The kangaroos will be tranquilised with a dart gun then injected with the deadly chemical Photograph: Stefan Postles/Reuters
Protest banners
A protest banner hangs on the fence where kangaroos are being moved into a pen for culling Photograph: Mark Graham/AP
Protestors
Concerned people watch as kangaroos are moved into a pen for darting Photograph: Mark Graham/AP
A kangaroo tries to escape
A kangaroo makes a futile leap for freedom before being tranquilised and then euthanased with a lethal injection Photograph: Graham Tidy/AFP
Protest banners
A protest banner hangs on the fence where kangaroos are being held. The killing of the marsupials has been attacked by some animal rights groups who say Australia, which this summer led international criticism against Japan for its annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean, should relocate them Photograph: Mark Graham/AP
A kangaroo tries to escape
Workers prepare to bag an anaesthetised kangaroo that escaped the killing pen Photograph: Alan Porritt/EPA
Protestors react
Protestors hug each other as kangaroos are moved into a pen for culling Photograph: Mark Graham/AP
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