Kangaroos are not heavily predated, and some grassland-dwelling species have actually increased in number after European settlement extended their range and made more water supplies available. Some of these grassland species are culled by professional hunters in some areas, and the meat (which is tasty, tender, and low in fat when prepared correctly) and hides are sold. Some conservationists have claimed that selective hunting practices (targeting young adult males) has put the population at risk, but there seems little evidence of a reduction in the abundance of the large grassland species. Some of the smaller, forest-dwelling species (including the various species of wallaby?), are however endangered with the reduction in habitat through massive land clearing.
They also suffer from an virus which attacks the visual centres of the brain.
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