"Kangaroo fertility trial costs $612k - Your Tax contribution hard at work"
Read more at http://www.sportingshooter.com.au/latest/kangaroo-fertility-trial-costs-612k-your-tax-contribution-hard-at-work#GFz3OeWsTZDH2ayY.99

Around here they are fertile enough, every night sees more of them killed on the roads with consequent danger to travelers and damage to vehicles.

Kangaroos are always pregnant, with one in the pouch & one at heel. This has been known for at least 100 years.

Where do I pick up my $612k?

//Around here they are fertile enough, every night sees more of them killed on the roads with consequent danger to travelers and damage to vehicles.//

//Kangaroos are always pregnant, with one in the pouch & one at heel. This has been known for at least 100 years.//

Didn't read past the headline, fellas? :)

They're (were, not sure if it's to ongoing) trialling a contraceptive. As in something to make the roos infertile. Nobody is questioning the fecundity of untreated kangaroos.

More info here:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-roo-fertility-trial-costs-612000-treats-135-kangaroos-20170123-gtwzj3.html

Although I'm not sure why they refer to it as a vaccine, doesn't make much sense to me...

And what the hell is the point of the placebos?

Toni, I'm glad you picked up on that one. I too thought it meant the opposite. Boy I was ready to let fly. As if we needed more bloody roo's. I wonder what the greens will have to say about this? HAH, finally some good news. As you say, placebo?

The placebos are there as a control agent, if the ones that got the placebo don't get pregnant it will be because they thought that they couldn't get in the family way.
This will allow those who are effecting the plan to use more placebos and thus cut costs.

Simple really; wouldn't work all over the country but the 'roos in Canberra are very intelligent and have been shewn to have more nouse than many of the people who inhabit Capital Hill.

Is there an IVF treatment for the ones that don't get pregnant? ;-)