• Promoting and protecting Australian Brumbies living in sustainable numbers

Author: ABAAdmin1842

And the Winners are……..

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR Raffle Prize Winners! Winners were randomly drawn via the Raffle Tix website. Thank-you to everyone who purchased a ticket and supported our raffle! FIRST PRIZE – Maria Negyesi SECOND PRIZE – Peter Jenner THIRD PRIZE – Rosie Gehrig-Mills FOURTH PRIZE – Daniel Beecher FIFTH PRIZE – Janine Morffew SIXTH PRIZE – Renee Neubauer SEVENTH PRIZE – Walter Kudrycz EIGHTH PRIZE – Joan Taylor Emails have been sent to all the prize winners. Thank-you to our fabulous Indigenous Artists for their artwork! Liss Cowan Amaroo Dreaming Lil Aud’s Aboriginal Art Aboriginal Art – Lilly Pilly Inspirations Huff Creations… Continue reading

ACT Brumbies – the non-Rugby ones !

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT) (Zero Brumby tolerance) Managed by:      ACT Environment Minister has decreed the zero Brumby policy. Current Brumby plan:   Kill all Brumbies found in the ACT Inhabited area for:        150 years up to serious wild fire, since then any Brumby found is killed. Population size 2020:    Previously small number but now there are no Brumbies in the ACT Current position:          Any Brumby found in the ACT is killed. Culling methods:          Trap and euthanatize or ground shooting all brumbies found. Stakeholder Groups:     None that we know of ABA lobby position:      Managed by passive trapping and rehoming since numbers are so low. Continue reading

Northern Territory Brumbies

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NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT)  Managed by & link:      Ad hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Current Brumby plan:   Ad hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Inhabited area for:        150-200 years Population size 2020:    Several population locations in the 100s Current position:          Ad hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Culling methods:          Ad hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Stakeholder Groups:     Small private rehoming occurs spasmodically ABA lobby position:      Aim to retain small Brumby populations in their historic areas and managed by passive trapping, fertility control and rehoming where possible. Continue reading

West Australian Brumbies

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (WA)  Managed by & link:      Add hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Current Brumby plan:   Add hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Inhabited area for:        150-200 years    Population size 2020:    Varies depending on landowner positions that keep changing Current position:          Add hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Culling methods:          Ad hoc management mainly using aerial shooting. Stakeholder Groups:     Wild Horses of the Kimberley’sPrivate small rehomer ABA lobby position:      Aim to retain small Brumby populations in their historic areas and managed by passive trapping, fertility control and rehoming where possible. Continue reading