Put 4 May 2014 in you Diaries! Come help support the campaign to keep the Heritage Barmah Forest Brumbies where they belong and have been for over 150 years. Come for the day to Barmah Victoria – there will be information sessions, entertainment and the nearby Barmah Forest National Park. For more information, click on the flier below. Continue reading
ABA, in concert with other concerned groups is campaigning to keep the Barmah Forest Heritage Brumbies in the area they have lived for over 150 years. You can help by signing and distributing the petition to the Victorian Government. To download copies of the petition preamble (also displayed below) and the petition itself, click on the links below. Petition preamble – Victorian Government PETITION to Victorian Government Please return to L Sutton PO Box 86 Berrigan NSW 2712. For more information on this campaign, read the preamble to the petition below or contact Jill Pickering. PETITION to the Victorian… Continue reading
The March 2014 issue of the ABA Newsletter is now available in pdf format from our ABA Newsletter page. In this Issue: Comments on current Wild Horse Management Reviews ABA Website development Member News Australian Brumby Challenge Learned Helplessness in Horses Clinics and Tours Rewilding Europe Continue reading
ABA recently posted a Call for Action for people to complete a survey on Parks Victoria’s website in regard to the Barmah Forest Brumbies. It was understood by ABA that no decision would be made on removing the horses until the stakeholders steering committee consultation process and final report were completed. However the stakeholders committee was informed late 2013, before their review was completed, that Parks Victoria had now made the decision to remove Barmah’s Brumbies. ABA President Jill Pickering has written to Parks Victoria expressing concerns as well as seeking answers to a list of questions put to Parks… Continue reading
Wild Konik horses have been brought to England to help manage vegetation growth in a nature reserve in Kent. Wildwood Nature Reserve is 40 acres of woodland and home to over 200 native animals. The horses, originally from Poland display a range of characteristics of the primitive Tarpan horses, however, DNA evidence does not show a close relationship. Koniks were previously established Holland as part of the Rewilding Europe program and some of these were brought to England by the Wildwood Trust. A grim part of the Konik horse story is their exploitation by the Nazi regime who sought to… Continue reading
