Editing Kangaroo (section)

== Meat ==
{{Main|Kangaroo meat}}
[[File:Kangaroo Meat.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Kangaroo meat on sale in Melbourne]]
The kangaroo has been a source of food for [[indigenous Australians]] for tens of thousands of years. Kangaroo meat is high in [[protein]] and low in fat (about 2%). Kangaroo meat has a high concentration of [[conjugated linoleic acid]] (CLA) compared with other foods, and is a rich source of vitamins and minerals.<ref name="Macro Meats Australia">{{cite web|title=Nutrition |url=http://www.macromeats.com.au/Nutrition/AmazingNutritionFacts.aspx |access-date=6 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101083733/http://www.macromeats.com.au/Nutrition/AmazingNutritionFacts.aspx |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref> Low fat diets rich in CLA have been studied for their potential in reducing obesity and atherosclerosis.<ref name = SMH20070925>{{Cite news|url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/an-industry-thats-under-the-gun/2007/09/25/1190486311919.html?page=fullpage|title = An industry that's under the gun|date = 26 September 2007|last = Dow|first = Steve|work = The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date = 19 August 2008|archive-date = 3 July 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703024346/http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/an-industry-thats-under-the-gun/2007/09/25/1190486311919.html?page=fullpage|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Sinclair AJ, O'Dea K, Dunstan G, Ireland PD, Niall M |s2cid=4001525 |title=Effects on plasma lipids and fatty acid composition of very low fat diets enriched with fish or kangaroo meat |journal=Lipids |volume=22 |issue=7 |pages=523–9 |date=July 1987 |pmid=3626779 |doi=10.1007/BF02540369 }}</ref>

Kangaroo meat is sourced from wild animals and is seen by many as the best source of population control programs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/students-served-kangaroo-meat-chili-school-without-their-knowledge/xmjhutJRQeXeaHwwWaI9rO/|title=Students served kangaroo meat in chili at school without their knowledge|last=Shelby Lin Erdman|first=Cox Media Group National Content Desk|website=daytondailynews|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000542/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/students-served-kangaroo-meat-chili-school-without-their-knowledge/xmjhutJRQeXeaHwwWaI9rO/|url-status=live}}</ref> as opposed to culling them as pests where carcasses are left in paddocks. Kangaroos are harvested by licensed shooters in accordance with a code of practice and are protected by state and federal legislation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/wildlife-watch-kangaroo-hunting-controversy-australia/|title=Australians Hunt Kangaroos Commercially. Does It Make Sense?|date=21 November 2017|website=National Geographic News|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219120755/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/wildlife-watch-kangaroo-hunting-controversy-australia/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/04/03/a-necessary-evil-the-kangaroo-cull/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406031042/http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/04/03/a-necessary-evil-the-kangaroo-cull|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2013|title=A necessary evil – the kangaroo cull|last=Gray|first=David|date=3 April 2013|website=Reuters Blogs|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref>

Kangaroo meat is exported to many countries around the world. However, it is not considered biblically [[kosher]] by [[Jews]] or [[Seventh-Day Adventism|Adventists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4660882/jewish/Is-Kangaroo-Kosher.htm|title=Is Kangaroo Kosher?|website=Chabad.org|access-date=2021-08-08|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808004234/https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4660882/jewish/Is-Kangaroo-Kosher.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>  It is considered [[halal]] according to Muslim dietary standards, because kangaroos are herbivorous.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/87429/kangaroo-meat| title = Kangaroo meat - Islamweb - Fatwas| access-date = 30 December 2021| archive-date = 30 December 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211230213758/https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/87429/kangaroo-meat| url-status = live}}</ref>