Farmers see appalling scenes as roo population hits drought wall

John Ellicott
Updated February 1 2018 - 11:56am, first published 9:56am
A kangaroo is undisturbed as it fights for life at a water trough on "Langawirra Station", near Broken Hill. The Western Division is witnessing a mass kangaroo dying event. Photos by Rachael Webb.
A kangaroo is undisturbed as it fights for life at a water trough on "Langawirra Station", near Broken Hill. The Western Division is witnessing a mass kangaroo dying event. Photos by Rachael Webb.

A mass dying event of kangaroos is unfolding in western NSW as failed kangaroo management strategies have created an animal cruelty crisis.

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John Ellicott

John Ellicott

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