Is Australian wildlife fair game?
Further Reading
October 2008, pages 36-37
Roo diet placed on greenhouse menu (by George Wilson and Melanie Edwards)
Proposes that Australians could help combat climate change by eating kangaroo rather than cattle and sheep.
November/December 2004, pages 29-32
Traditional fishing puts the bite on sharks (by Mark Cappo, Mark Meekan, Malcolm Perry, Rob McCauley and Euan Harvey)
New underwater video technology has allowed scientists to measure the impact of traditional Indonesian fishing on shark populations.
October 1999, page 18
Wildlife are neither vermin, nor sacred (by John Kelly)
A defence of the harvesting of Australia's native wildlife for food.
August 1999, page 18
A gourmet recipe for extinction (by Geoff Russell)
Arguments against eating more native wildlife.
September 2005
Save the whaling (by Jennifer Marohasy)
Argues in favour of sustainable whaling.
No. 145, 2008, pages 26-27
Is kangaroo really a more sustainable choice? (by Joanne Isaac)
Explains the sustainability benefits of eating kangaroo.
No. 126, 2005, pages 6-7
Marine DNA work eases drug search pressure on wild stocks
Researchers hope to obtain a sustainable supply of new drug leads from the sea by cloning marine DNA.
No. 123, 2005, pages 22-25
Plants for people (by Wendy Piper)
Describes the Plants for People program.
No. 123, 2005, page 34
Sustainable use of native animals: A great debate (by Steve Davidson)
Comments on the continuing debate about the harvesting or commercial farming of native species.
10 September 2005, pages 41-43
We shall eat them on the beaches (by Joe Roman)
Suggests the possibility of eating invasive species of plants and animals as a means of control.
20 June 2005, pages 6-8
Pressure is on to lift whaling ban (by Bob Holmes and Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Pro-hunt nations say it is time to begin killing whales for profit once again.
31 July 2004, page 6
To whale, or not to whale? (by Fred Pearce)
Whalers claim it is safe to resume the commercial hunt.
Page updated November 2008.