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Eastern Grey
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Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) inhabit wetter eastern Australian forests and woodlands and form a large share of commercial harvest where quotas allow. Meat is lean and fine, similar to other kangaroo species with slight regional feed differences. Use for medallions, carpaccio-style rare slices when high quality, and sausages from trim. Flavour is clean and beef-game hybrid. Field chilling and species tagging matter for premium packs labelled eastern grey.
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History
Eastern Aboriginal nations hunted grey kangaroos in coastal and highland zones.
Commercial harvest of eastern greys supplied domestic gourmet and export meat.
Species-specific labelling improved transparency in kangaroo meat retail.
Eastern grey remained central to NSW and related state kangaroo industries.