Ray Mjadwesch is a consulting ecologist, specializing in threatened species survey and management. 10 years ago he became interested in what was going on with kangaroos, after noticing a disparity in what we hear about (plagues) and what he was seeing during wildlife surveys (generally no kangaroos). On investigating the evidence he was dismayed to find continental decline in large macropod populations, and an obstinate refusal by the regulators to engage with the issues.