In the interests of reducing greenhouse gas emissions we should start farming Kangaroos for their meat, rather than sheep and cattle, as they apparently produce too much methane and nitrous oxide…
George Wilson and Melanie Edwards, based at Australian Wildlife Services in Canberra, have calculated that replacing a third of Australia’s sheep and cattle with kangaroos would slash cattle emissions and reduce the nation’s entire greenhouse gas output by 3 per cent. “It’s not a completely wacky idea,” says Wilson. “All [Australian] supermarkets already carry kangaroo meat on the shelf. It is a AU$250 million industry.” Kangaroo burger anyone?
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