Activists call for immediate halt to duck and kangaroo hunting after Murray Darling floods

Various environmental groups are questioning the methodology used to evaluate animal populations, which also determine harvesting quotas. Photograph: Wildlife Victoria

Animal welfare advocates are calling for a moratorium on commercial and recreational shooting of wildlife affected by the devastating Murray-Darling floods.

Wildlife Victoria has called for the “immediate cessation” of the Victorian government’s kangaroo harvesting program and a moratorium on the annual duck hunting season, which usually begins in March.