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
The ABA submission is about ensuring that a robust Heritage Snowy Brumby population will continue to be seen by future generations as living history and understand why early settlers relied on ancestors of the Snowy Brumby to survive. In doing so, the ABA also accepts that too many of any species, including humans, will cause negative environmental impacts. To view and download the full ABA Submission and its Attachments, click on the links below ABA Submission to KNP Draft Wild Horse Management Plan ABA Submission Att-1 Managing Viable Brumby Populations ABA Submission Att-2 Impacts in Perspective ABA Submission Att-3 Straight… Continue reading
