The Spring Edition of Brumby Bridges is now available for your reading pleasure. In this issue: President’s Chat The Mega Problem of Large Herbivore Decline Introducing new ABA Member Bluewater Brumbies Book Review – Brumby Wars Australia’s Fortress Conservation is Outdated Brumbies in the Media – ABC Landline Southern Cross Brumby DNA Registry News from Save the Brumbies Continue reading
There is a sad and important story unfolding. Climate change and human activity – including hunting,poaching, land-use change and resource depression by livestock – is closing in on the world’s megafaunaand in some corners of the globe, particularly in developing countries, many are under threat ofextinction. A growing area of research is showing that large terrestrial herbivores are crucial to ecosystems andhuman societies and their decline has cascading effects on other species. The rate of decline suggeststhat increasing areas of the world will soon lack many of the vital ecological services these animalsprovide, resulting in significant ecological and social costs…. Continue reading
BRUMBY horses, rescued from the Corindi floods in March, have all been found new homes by Bellingen-based Save The Brumbies (STB) charity. “The horses were causing havoc on domestic farms due to fencing being destroyed,” Jan Carter, founder of STB, told News Of The Area. “They had strayed from the adjoining State Forests. “Grafton NPWS and Local Land Services didn’t want to euthanise the horses, so they put out a call and we stepped up and took eleven horses,” said Jan. “Quite a few were stallions needing to be gelded, which is quite an expensive job, but Land Serves paid… Continue reading
The Bostiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control hosted the webinar series, “Mitigating Wild Boar Conflict Around the World: The Potential for Using Fertility Control,” for three consecutive Thursdays in June 2021. This workshop series, which included 18 speakers, was intended to provide participants with a better understanding of: The various challenges associated with managing wild boar globally as well as perspectives from diverse stakeholder groups on the role that fertility control could play in mitigating conflicts; The human dimensions associated with wild boar management and the impact human values and attitudes have on innovations in wild boar population management methods… Continue reading
The Winter editions of Brumby Bridges is now available to view or download. In this issue: President’s Chat Member News ABA Rehoming Survey – for rehomers or potential rehomers The Mares – Carol Hancock Photography ABA Raffle Winners Update from Coffin Bay Brumby Preservation Society Kaimanawa Ranges Tours Wild Horse Energy Vibrations – Kelly Wilson and more ! Continue reading
