REPRESENTATIVES from the Pastoralist’s Association of West Darling (PAWD) have warned that the Far West New South Wales region is at risk of seeing another kangaroo mass starvation event if actions aren’t taken to reduce kangaroo numbers in the face of a potential impending drought.

During the drought between 2017 and 2020, which saw effectively no widespread rainfall for four years across the region, landholders reported high numbers of kangaroo deaths, both from starvation