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Brumbies in National Parks – a new perspective

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The recent introduction of the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Bill 2018 into the NSW Parliament has attracted shock and horror from many in Australia. The objective of the Bill is “to recognise the heritage value of sustainable wild horse populations within parts of Kosciuszko National Park and to protect that heritage through a wild horse management plan.” The plan must do this while “…ensuring other environmental values of the park are also maintained.” …. More Continue reading

Brumby Bill goes to NSW Parliament to protect Brumbies

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There is hope for NSW Brumbies as a bill to protect them goes to Parliament next week. If passed, the bill will reverse the decision to cull 90% of the horses in Kosi National Park and allow them to remain in non-sensitive areas. Deputy NSW Premier John Barilaro said the cultural significance of the brumbies needed to be recognised. Full story from ABC: Culling of Kosciuszko brumbies to be banned under plan to protect ‘national icons’ Continue reading

Aussie prof challenges “invasion biologists” on their own turf

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Compassionate Conservation is an emerging multi-disciplinary field that considers the individuals of a species have value.  Rather than focusing on threatened and invasive species, Compassionate Conservation considers the Anthropocene (when humans dominate) is continuing to evolve and introduced and native species are evolving with it. Conventional conservation views any species whose presence might challenge the ordained “natives” are thereafter persecuted as “invasive,” even if the habitat has changed so much that the “invasive” species are better suited than the “natives” to surviving there. “It is possible to protect brumbies without abandoning takhis” “Protecting megafauna in their introduced range can supplement… Continue reading

March 2018 ABA Newsletter OUT NOW!

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The March 2018 edition of Brumby Bridges is now available for viewing or download.  In this issue: President’s Chat Impacts of Brumbies on the Bogong High Plains Parks Victoria Plan to 2020 Member News Deer versus Horse Hoof? Australian Brumby Challenge The Cultural Meaning of Wild Horses Editor’s Tail   Visit our ABA Newsletter Page or click on the link below: Brumby Bridges Mar 2018       Continue reading

Parks Victoria to remove Brumbies from Bogong High Plains – ABA Media Release

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Parks Victoria’s draft Horse Strategic Action Plan to remove every single brumby from their historic home range on the Bogong High Plains and drastically reduce wild horse numbers across the Alpine National Park – appears to be based on a flawed impact study. More….     Continue reading