Comments on: Beef is bad; Skippy is better

By: Sustainable kangaroo harvests « ConservationBytes.com

Sustainable kangaroo harvests « ConservationBytes.com — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:31:01 +0000

[...] I first started this blog back in 2008, I extolled the conservation virtues of eating kangaroos over cattle and sheep. Now I want to put my academic money where my mouth is, and do some kangaroo harvest [...]

By: vego

vego — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:48:28 +0000

easiest of all avoid eating meat of any kind! a cursory investigation of any conversion of plant protein to animal protein will indicate that there is a greater carbon/nitrogen loss to the atmosphere than simple consumption of plant protein.

by all means go back to hunting protein “on the hoof” if the craving for meat proves too strong – it is livestock farming for this purpose that causes the imbalances.

By: Corey Bradshaw

Corey Bradshaw — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:55:53 +0000

Two more relevant pieces on this article: 1. A comment by G. Russell - Comment on Wilson and Edwards' proposal for low-emission meat 2. A response by G. Wilson & M. Edwards - Kangaroos and greenhouse gases: Response to Russell Both comments are published online in Conservation Letters.

By: Corey Bradshaw

Corey Bradshaw — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:28:32 +0000

More recent coverage here with the release of the Garnaut report:

http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/eating_kangaroos_could_help_fight_global_warming_scientist_558893

Poor, poor farmers. They want their meat and eat it too. I’m afraid they’ll have little choice but to consider rather drastic alternatives in the very near future. The time of the cow, sheep and pig in Australia are rapidly coming to a close.

By: Baraza » Eat skippy save the climate - because roo’s don’t pass wind

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:22:11 +0000

[...] The Australian wildlife protection council warns that “Australia has no culture for the eating of kangaroo meat. It was eaten during the starving tomes of early white settlement but was considered a poor substitute for beef, sheep meats, pork and chicken” another Australian, Corey Bradshaw, says” Beef is bad but skippy is better”. [...]

By: Corey Bradshaw

Corey Bradshaw — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:37:14 +0000

More information and discussion related to this topic can be found at BraveNewClimate.com by clicking here. CJA Bradshaw

By: david

david — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:49:15 +0000

I hope you are right!
I’m a kiwi myself (human variety), but hope to give kangaroo a shot some day.

By: Corey Bradshaw

Corey Bradshaw — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:11:43 +0000

Thank you, David. Good points - I believe though we have opportunities to make money here, and that's always a good driving force. Beef and lamb will continue to rise in price, especially after carbon-trading kicks in. I suspect that the economic incentives to switch to kangaroo will outweigh the current financial interests maintaining the livestock industry we know. CJA Bradshaw

By: david

david — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:00:31 +0000

It makes enough good sense, but actually getting anything to change seems tough.

A part-funded Greenpeace study last year also suggested switching to Kangaroo would be a Good Thing, but Greenpeace turned around and distanced themselves from the suggestion (I’ll not speculate on the reasons why). Like it or not, some people do seem to think Greenpeace has credibility on environmental issues… If it’s possible to pursue the Kangaroo switch avenue without groups like Greenpeace, then by all means that would be the way to go…

But it’s not just getting people to jump on board, or (in the case of Greenpeace) to stay out of the way. You’ve also got people with vested interests in beef production. Hundreds and thousands of tonnes of it are shipped to Japan each year for goodness knows what kind of profits. Even if the Japanese are happy to eat low-fat Kangaroo instead of beef, challenging this status quo will meet resistance from those who are rolling around in the cash.

By: Corey Bradshaw

Corey Bradshaw — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:26:37 +0000

Some recent media attention on this paper: - Put roo on the menu or rue the day (Sydney Morning Herald; Canberra Times) - Farm 'roos to save planet: researchers (Sydney Morning Herald) - Kangaroo farming would cut greenhouse gases: study (Reuters UK; Reuters; Business Spectator; Times of India) - Kangaroos could play key role in climate change (ABC - The World Today) - Roo meat the key to cutting greenhouses emissions, expert says (ABC Online) - Kangaroos greenhouse emissions better than cattle (ABC The Science Show) - Australian study finds farming kangaroos lowers greenhouse gases (The Tech Herald) - Australians say eating kangaroos will save the world (The Times) - I'll Have the Marsupial of the Day (Grist Magazine) - Eat kangaroos to save the planet, say scientists (Telegraph) - An ecological leap of faith – eat kangaroo to save world (The Scotsman) - Kangaroo Courtship: Australia’s Latest Plan to Fight Global Warming (Wall Street Journal Blog) - Kangaroos Can Save The Planet (Glasgow Daily Record) - Go green .. eat Skippy (UK Mirror) - Farm kangaroos, save planet (South Africa Daily Dispatch Online) - Eat kangaroo to 'save the planet' (BBC News) - Kangaroos could save the world... (Shanghai Daily) - Scientist: Switch from beef to kangaroo (Boston.com Green Blog) - Eating kangaroos can save the world from global warming! (Newstrack India) CJA Bradshaw