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Jill Pickering speaks out on 3CR Community Radio for the Alpine Brumbies

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Parks Victoria  plan to eradicate all the  brumbies in the Bogong High Plains of Victoria which is not founded on any peer reviewed science.  Jill Pickering from the Australian Brumby Alliance unpacks the injustices & inconsistencies of the evidence used to back the cull. Listen to Jill speak on Freedom of Species by clicking on the link below and downloading the episode. http://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201802111300/save-alpine-brumbies-bogong-high-plains We have until Friday to tell Parks Victoria to not eradicate all the brumbies! Scroll down  to follow link to feedback form for Parks Victoria :http://www.victorianbrumbyassociation.org/alpine-national-park.html Continue reading

Rally for the Alpine Brumbies WED 7 FEB 2018

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Despite Brumby groups offering to assist in a fertility control program, the Victorian Govt is determined to rid the Bogong High Plains area of the Australian Alps of a small population of wild horses. The Victorian Brumby Association is organising a rally in Melbourne on Wed Feb 7. If you are in Melbourne and wish to join the march, below are the details. 10 am Wednesday 7 Feb Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne Victoria Rally meet point is the Albert St end of the Fitzroy gardens. March starts promptly at 10.30am, please be there at 10am to organise groups and banners. Bring… Continue reading

Vic Government releases Draft Wild Horse Management Plan

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In the draft Alpine National Park – Alpine National Park – Feral Horse Strategic Action Plan which was released the last working day prior to Christmas, Parks Victoria are to cull every Brumby from Bogong High Plains and halve the number in the Alps main area over the next few years. The draft plan release was also covered by The Weekend Australian. ABA has prepared a Position Paper and How to Help document Colleen O’Brien (Victorian Brumby Association) has set up a FAQ page and ways to provide feedback to the short time frame to 2 Feb 2018 16 Feb… Continue reading