Kangaroos Canberra (IMAGE) Helmholtz Association Caption About 6000 specimen of the eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) live in two military areas on the edge of Canberra. Australian Department of Defense starts now to cull some hundreds of kangaroos because they are abundant and destroying the native grassland habitat of threatened species. Credit Photo: Anett Richter/UFZ Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.