▁pri zed ▁for ▁its ▁meat ▁and ▁was ▁h unted ▁" to ▁practical ▁ext inction ". ▁Several ▁other ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁lists ▁of ▁species ▁permitted ▁to ▁be ▁h unted ▁as ▁their ▁populations ▁have ▁fallen , ▁including ▁L ath am ' s ▁sni pe ▁and ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁du ck . ▁ ▁D uck ▁hunting ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁particularly ▁safe ▁activity ▁( from ▁the ▁h unter ' s ▁perspective ) ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁large ▁pre dat ory ▁animals ▁in ▁South ▁Australia . ▁The ▁greatest ▁risk ▁a ▁h unter ▁faces ▁is ▁pos ed ▁by ▁fellow ▁hun ters ▁and ▁their ▁fire ar ms . ▁ ▁Species ▁h unted ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁hunting ▁of ▁six ▁species ▁of ▁du cks ▁is ▁permitted : ▁the ▁Australian ▁wood ▁du ck ▁or ▁man ed ▁du ck ▁( Ch en on etta ▁j ub ata ), ▁Grey ▁Te al ▁( An as ▁g rac ilis ), ▁Ch est nut ▁Te al ▁( An as ▁cast ane a ), ▁P ink - eared ▁D uck ▁( Mal ac or h yn chus ▁memb ran ace us ), ▁Pacific ▁Black ▁D uck ▁( An as ▁super cil ios a ) ▁and ▁Mountain ▁D uck ▁or ▁Australian ▁Sh el du ck ▁( T ador na ▁t ador no ides ). ▁ ▁Species ▁formerly ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁h unted ▁include ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁sh ov eler ▁( An as ▁rh yn ch ot is ) ▁and ▁the ▁hard head ▁( A yth ya