Australian Geographic News reports on the Draft Plan release and references their 2015 article on Brumbies. Also included is a gallery of stunning photos of Brumbies. For the full article: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2016/05/controversial-brumby-cull-proposed?adbsc=social_20160504_61239206&adbid=10153591958773339&adbpl=fb&adbpr=100614418338 Continue reading
How you can help keep Brumbies living wild in the Kosciuszko National Park: 1. Read the ABA Press release …more This is a Wild Horse Management Plan that will manage to extinction – Numbers as low as 600 or even 400 as stated in the NPWS plan will be extremely vulnerable to: • Future political changes and • Natural catastrophes such as drought and bushfire which could decimate the remaining 400-600 Brumbies. The 2003 catastrophic wild fires killed 64% of the total Brumby population; Kosi Brumbies (and populations in other States who follow NPWS lead) will be lost to future… Continue reading
A plan to almost wipe out the Snowy Mountains brumby population over the next two decades has been released by the New South Wales Government today. – ABC News See full story at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-01/plans-to-drastically-reduce-snowy-mountains-brumby-population/7373634 Continue reading
ABA Press Release 2-May-2016 MANAGING WILD HORSES IN KOSCIUSZKO NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman invites community feedback on the Draft Wild Horse Management Plan for Kosciuszko National Park, released on Sunday 1st May 2016 (closing 8th July 2016) on link: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/protectsnowies The plan claims that wild horses will always be part Kosciuszko National Park’s (KNP) cultural heritage, but then states it will reduce Wild Horse population from 6,000 to 600, or even 400. Our heritage Brumbies are already restricted to under half of KNP, which means people of differing views can already access KNP with, or without, Wild… Continue reading
At last the long awaited draft plan is now released and open for public comment until 8 July 2016. A Media Release by the NSW Minister for the Environment states that it is intended to maintain a permanent number of horses in the park with the aim of protected both the cultural and environmental heritage of the Park. However it is planned to reduced horse numbers from 6000 to appoximately 600 in the next 20 years. ABA notes in its own Press Release that : “One wild fire will easily wipe out 600 Brumbies and result in the instant extinction… Continue reading
