The recent trial of aerial culling in Kosciuszko National Park by the New South Wales (NSW) government has sparked controversy. The culling, which aimed to reduce the feral horse population, has been defended as a necessary and humane measure to protect endangered species and ecosystems within the park. At the heart of the controversy is […]
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Feral Horses Shot by Helicopter in Plans To Cull 14,000
Around 14,000 feral horses roaming the plains of Australia are due to be culled by shooting them from helicopters. An estimated 17,432 feral horses, known to Australian locals as “brumbies,” are loose in Kosciuszko National Park, a 2,600-square mile national park in southeastern New South Wales (NSW). To achieve a reduction of these numbers to […]
Aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park begins
The New South Wales government has begun trialling aerial shooting to reduce the number of feral horses which are destroying fragile alpine ecosystems in Kosciuszko national park. In November, 270 feral horses were shot during a two-day trial with no reported adverse animal welfare events, after a Senate committee examining the effect of feral horses […]
POLL: Should Australia’s feral “brumby” horses be protected?
Last year, I drove up to the New South Wales high country with my oldest son. We arrived at Geehi, found a camp site, rigged up our rods and waded into the crystal clear water, hoping to snag a trout. Between casts, my attention was drawn to a pair of black cockatoos, sailing overhead. Looking […]