Tag: Kosciuszko National Park

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

September Newsletter OUT NOW!

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The September issue of Brumby Bridges is now available for viewing or downloading.   Inside this issue: More Kosi Brumbies at the Sale Yard Brumby Week in Central Australia The Ngarigo, Djiringanj and the Brumby 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference   View/Download Continue reading

Plans to cull Kosi Brumbies to extinction could be thwarted

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A CONTROVERSIAL state government proposal to cull ­almost the entire population of wild horses in the Snowy Mountains is set to be shelved after a government deadlock. In a move sure to be criticised by environmentalists, The ­Sunday Telegraph can reveal work is under way on an alternative plan to manage the estimated 6000-plus horses. For the full story visit the Daily Telegraph webpage: Snowy Brumby cull plan to be shelved… Continue reading

March 2017 ABA Newsletter OUT NOW !

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The March 2017 edition of Brumby Bridges is now available for viewing or download: Brumby Bridges Mar 2017  or visit our Newsletter Page In this issue: President’s Chat ABA Lobby Approach Expanded Parks Victoria – Recent Wild Horse Stakeholder Meetings Member News from STB, HVBA and Kaimanawa Heritage Horses The Tale of a Thyroid Tumour     Continue reading