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Robyn Opie Parnell is the author of 100 children’s books, 4 writing resources and 5 feature film screenplays. Robyn’s first children’s books were published in 1999. Robyn became interested in screenwriting in 2007 when director/ producer Wolfgang Petersen (Troy, Poseidon) considered turning one of her books into a blockbuster movie. Recently, Robyn took up photography with a focus on wildlife, in particular birds. Find out more about Robyn’s books, screenplays and photographs through this website. Take your time, find something new and enjoy.

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Robyn’s Latest Book

The Kangaroo Con: The Truth Behind a Cruel, Unsustainable Industry

Millions of kangaroos are shot each year in the world’s largest commercial slaughter of land-based wildlife. In response to international criticism, Australian Governments developed methods to count kangaroos, generate population estimates and allocate commercial quotas. These methods are flawed. The figures don’t make sense. They often defy science and logic. Government management programs collapse under scrutiny.

Kangaroos have become visually extinct in many areas and numbers have crashed since the 1970s. Kangaroo populations scientifically classified at risk of extinction are killed by the commercial industry. Meanwhile, government figures create the illusion of sustainability.

Meticulously researched and drawing upon 14 years of data obtained via Freedom of Information requests, The Kangaroo Con reveals the ugly truth of manipulated figures and reckless endangerment of kangaroo populations by a profit-driven commercial industry led by the Australian Government.

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