Barmah National Park (Adjacent to the Murray River)
Managed by:
The Yorta Yorta Corporation and Parks Victoria
Current Brumby plans:
The Yorta Yorta Joint Management Plan for Barmah National Park, and Parks Victoria Protection of Floodplain Marshes Barmah National Park and Barmah Forest Ramsar Site 2020 – 2023
Inhabited area for:
150 plus years
Population size 2020:
150-300
Current position:
Critically threatened : ALL Brumbies to be exterminated by Mid 2021; Decreed by Vic government, Parks Victoria and the Yorta Yorta Corporation,
Culling methods:
Trap to rehome capacity & ground shoot ALL Brumbies not rehomed.
Stakeholder Groups:
Barmah Brumby Preservation Group (BBPG)
Barmah Hay Angels (BHA)
Plus others
ABA lobby position:
Retain 150-200 Barmah Brumbies, managed by Fertility Control.
