The international trade in kangaroo skin and meat has been contested o
il ecological and ethical grounds for several decades. Yet, it continu
es unabated. This article reviews the constitutive practices of the ka
ngaroo network, drawing on Actor Network Theory to provide insights in
to why and how this trade continues, Questions of agency, network, and
space are explored in this account, which looks at the real and imagi
ned geographies of the kangaroo trade.