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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

Cultural Meanings of Wild Horses

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From The Conversation, excerpts from an article by Michael Adams (University of Wollongong) on the Cultural Meanings of Wild Horses…. “The Kosciuszko wild horses are also tangled within the embedded idiosyncrasies and contradictions of the largest national park in New South Wales. Here there are protected populations of two species of invasive fish (brown and rainbow trout) that are demonstrably responsible for local extinctions of native fish and frog species; a gigantic hydro-electric scheme with dominant infrastructure across large areas of the park; and expanding ski resorts where it is possible to buy lodges. Much of the landscape that is… Continue reading