Brumby cull in Victoria’s Alpine region necessary to prevent environmental damage, ecologists say ABC The World Today reports on a proposal by Don Driscoll and reported by not named “other academics” advocating aerial culling of 5000 horses in the Victorian Alps. The full story as at the link below: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/brumby-cull-called-for-to-prevent-environmental-damage/7805302 Continue reading
From the Weekly Times. Full story at link below: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/wild-brumby-control-methods-must-be-justified-says-rspca/news-story/f58ae7928ca4f4670b3be75aa9b27605 Continue reading
The UK Telegraph reports on the plight of Kosi Brumbies, includiing comments from ABA Members the Snowy Mountain Bush Users Group and the Victorian Brumby Association. For the full story click the link below: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/13/save-the-brumbies-protesters-are-trying-to-stop-australia-from-c/ Continue reading
President of ABA, Jill Pickering has written to Mike Baird, Premier of NSW in regard to a recent letter to him from Prof Don Driscoll supporting the draft Wild Horse Management Plan. View or download ABA’s letter to Mike Baird: Letter to Mike Baird, Premier NSW from Jill Pickering, President ABA Continue reading
Ted Taylor, from Northern KNP is knowledgeable of the background and origins of various Snowy Brumby breed types, from: Kiandra Yarrangobilly Caves. Long Plain/Currango Peppercorn, Broken Cart and Brindabella, and Coolamine Below is his account of the history of horses from this area. Short history of High Plains Wild Horses from Kiandra to Peppercorn Ted Taylor “I now describe, for those not privileged to see KNP when leased and grazed by tens of thousands of sheep and cattle for over one 100 yrs. It was a very beautiful healthy landscape; the broad-toothed rat, corroboree frog, fish and wild… Continue reading
