Tag: Kosciuszko National Park

Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Bill 2018

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23 May 2018 was an historic day for Australian Wild Horses.  The Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Bill 2018 was introduced to the NSW Parliament NSW by Member for Monaro, John Barilaro and, for the first time in Australian history, Brumbies have been recognised for their heritage value. The object of the Act is to recognise the heritage value of sustainable wild horse populations within parts of Kosciuszko National Park and to protect that heritage, while ensuring other environmental values of the park are also maintained. You can read or download the First Print of the “Brumby Bill” by… Continue reading

ABA Media Release – Brumby Bill

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 ABA Media Release 26-May-2018 The Australian Brumby Alliance (ABA) was delighted to see the introduction of the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Bill 2018 (Brumby Bill) to the NSW Parliament this week. Vice President Madison Young says the recognition of the cultural heritage value of the Brumbies by parliament would go a long way towards ensuring humane and sustainable management of these iconic horses into the future. “Once the fear of complete eradication is removed and unacceptable management tools ruled out, we can get on with the process of managing the population to the benefit of both the Brumbies and the… Continue reading

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

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