Meat
Western Grey
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Western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) range southern and western Australia, including important South Australian and Western Australian harvest zones. Meat quality matches other commercial kangaroos when animals are young and well handled. Deep red steaks and manufacturing meat both come from western greys. Pasture and mallee diets can lend a clean, slightly herbal note. Cook hot and fast for prime cuts; respect the near-zero marbling.
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Western and southern Aboriginal peoples hunted western greys extensively.
SA and WA commercial harvests included western greys under quota systems.
Export demand absorbed western grey meat alongside reds and eastern greys.
Sustainability reporting tracked western grey take separately in some states.