‘Feral horses don’t know state borders’: the push to protect Victoria’s Alpine national park
See the complete article in The Guardian (21 Feb 2024)
A recent article has drawn attention to the growing numbers of brumbies in the KNP. This is a hotly debated issue partly because of the damage done to the fragile soil conditions at the higher altitudes.
The following in The Guardian (August 2023)
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/07/brumbies-feral-horses-kosciuszko-national-park-aerial-shooting-plan
Aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park begins
270 horses were shot during a two-day trial with no reports of unnecessary animal harm or suffering.
See the complete article in The Guardian (7 December 2023)
Failure to manage feral horses causing ‘devastating impact’ on Australian alps, Senate inquiry hears
Advocates say state governments, especially NSW, are ‘trashing and trampling’ natural, Indigenous and historic values by failing to cull brumbies.
See the complete article in The Guardian (23 August 2023)
Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned
Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems
See the complete article in The Guardian (8 May 2023)
