ABSTRACT
This chapter does not purport to cover all potential aspects of hunting as it relates to Australia: it does not address the issues of hunting as an essential food source for indigenous Australians and it does not address issues surrounding the hunting of Australian native species either for consumption or population control. What this chapter does focus on are aspects relating to the hunting of exotic animals in Australia which have recently received considerable government interest. Although accurate fi gures do not exist, there is both a domestic and an international market for Australian hunting. Some indication of the relative numbers and importance of domestic and international involvement is given later within the chapter. Much of this chapter is based on a major survey undertaken by the authors for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation based in Canberra (Dryden and Craig-Smith 2004).
