(AP) Protesters gathered at an abandoned military site in the Australian capital Saturday to prevent the planned slaughter of 400 kangaroos blamed for ruining the habitat of rare lizards and insects.

"We are all determined to see that the kangaroos are not killed," said protest leader Pat O'Brien, president of the Wildlife Protection Association of Australia, whose patrons are the family of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.

Can't we think of a better way to stop 'roo reproduction? Perhaps a monitoring system? (click it, Friend)