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 CANBERRA, Australia (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.
About 70 protesters congregated at the gate of the disused naval communications station in suburban Canberra, vowing to stop government contractors from entering and killing the eastern gray kangaroos.
The planned cull has triggered international protests by animal rights activists and split Australians over the merits of killing their beloved national symbol to protect rare lizards and insects that share their grassy habitat.
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