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
ABA has received a response to our letter inquiring about the results of the 2014 aerial horse survey from the Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water. You can read ABA’s original submission to the Greater Alpine Draft Management Plan, our post asking for the results of the aerial count survey and the reply from The Hon Lisa Neville, MP by clicking on the links below: ABA Lisa Neville reply Vic Count delay ABA Frustrated by Delay in Report Release ABA Response to Greater Alpine Draft Management Plan Continue reading
Why are we still waiting for the release of results of a wild horse count survey that was conducted over a year ago in Victoria’s Alpine National Park? A draft summary of the March 2014 count in NSW’s Kosciuszko National Park was released September 2014 (full report is 63 pages excluding raw data). However the Victorian Alps population count (completed 12 months ago) is yet to be released. ABA has written to Bill Jackson CEO of Parks Victoria. To view the letter, click link below: Letter to Bill Jackson, Parks Victoria ABA has received a reply to the above letter. … Continue reading
The ABA has responded to the Victorian “Greater Alpine National Parks draft management plan” released June 2014. In summary, the ABA has called for: “The Brumby’s unique, living cultural must be recognised as it is totally consistent with the Act obligations to respect culture), by: Formalising conservation grazing programs, Maintaining viable, co-existing Brumby populations, and Removing overabundant Brumby numbers by humane methods such as passive trapping, low stress mustering and fertility control [effective now for populations < 200]. Never use aerial shooting in the Alpine National Park. “ To view/download the full submission, click below: ABA reply to Alps Plan… Continue reading
The Victorian Government is seeking public submissions to its draft management plan for the Alpine National Park. Submissions will close on 25 August 2014. Below is an excerpt from a Weekly Times article on Brumbies in the Victorian Alps. For the full story and the link to their online poll go to: (http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/cull-call-as-brumbies-threaten-victorian-alps/story-fnkfnspy-1226980012886) “Should brumbies be culled? – Have Your Say in the form below A draft management plan, ¬quietly released by Parks Victoria last month, issues a dire warning on the number of feral horses, relying on aerial surveys which tracked a 20 per cent opulation jump each… Continue reading
