Should a real threat to the environment caused solely by them be recognised (which I doubt), control should be by means of capture and should not involve culling or euthanizing these magnificent animals, many being distantly related to our valiant war horses that never returned home and no one wants a repeat, of the inhumane culling we saw of the brumbies on Fraser Island. The difference being, ‘should the wild horses be preserved?’ The brumbies have coexisted within the environment for a couple of hundred years with very little evidence their existence represents a population explosion. On Sunday the NSW deputy premier and Nationals leader, John Barilaro, announced he would introduce legislation to parliament this week recognising the brumbies’ “heritage value”. Who can forget ‘The Man from Snowy River’. Injured or sick horses have previously been euthanised but this is the first time free-ranging horses will be culled.
The official reason for calls to cull the horses is to “Combat severe damage to fragile ecosystems in the National Parks” by an estimated 8,500 Brumbies across 1.5 million Hectares of National Park in NSW and Victoria (only one horse for every 175 ha). I’ve not see examples of his other commentary so can’t comment on his bias but his criticism of the NSW Nats here is pretty on point! {"items":["5f69a4ea4d04d100175d976b","5f5847df1035c300179a7664","5f5eacf0b7457e00173950a4","5f5eacf0b7457e00173950a3","5f5eacf0b7457e00173950a2","5f5eacf0b7457e00173950a1","5f5eacf0b7457e00173950a0","5f5eacf0b7457e001739509f","5f5eacf0b7457e001739509e","5f5eacf0b7457e001739509d"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"max","cubeRatio":1.7777777777777777,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":1000,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":11,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":["SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","SHOW_BELOW"],"galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":60,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":75,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":0,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1000,"allowContextMenu":true,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(206,206,206,0)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|max|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":60,"externalInfoWidth":0.75},"container":{"width":220,"galleryWidth":242,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the AustralianPolitics community, Continue browsing in r/AustralianPolitics. In truth, the damage that is being contributed to the Brumby, pales into insignificance when compared to the real carnage being caused by other wild inhabitants of the Parks, primarily feral deer and pigs, rabbits, dogs, cats and foxes. Is this the most reliable 4x4 in Australia.

To be clear, no one is proposing to make the Brumby a protected species. The National Parks Association of NSW accused the government of valuing introduced species over native wildlife. All rights reserved. If brumbies were found in “highly sensitive” alpine areas of the national park, authorities would be called in to move them, he said. If brumbies were found in “highly sensitive” alpine areas of the national park, authorities would be called in to move them, he said. “The reality is, we cannot shoot our way out of this problem; we need sustainable and humane wild horse population control measures, ensuring that we also protect Kosciuszko’s pristine natural environment,” the party’s animal and environmental spokeswoman, Mehreen Faruqi, said. I suppose it's marginally better than the head up yer arse option, at least your ears wont pop when you pull your head back outta the soil. Brumbies are a feral animal, just like foxes or rabbits and cause plenty of damage to the areas they are in.
The bill will lead to a research and monitoring program, a brumby count and a marketing campaign to promote the rehoming and adoption of animals that need to be removed from the park.

Should a real threat to the environment caused solely by them be recognised (which I doubt), control should be by means of capture and should not involve culling or euthanizing these magnificent animals, many being distantly related to our valiant war horses that never returned home and no one wants a repeat, of the inhumane culling we saw of the brumbies on Fraser Island. The damage rabbits, cats and foxes do is also well documented. There has been a lot press with regard to the High Country Brumbies of late. No he doesn't. He's not tax payer funded. The legislation would prohibit culling of the brumbies in the the Kosciuszko national park if passed. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. The decision comes a few weeks after an independent committee found feral horses in the Alpine region were endangering more than 20 plant species and seven animal species, including three endangered frogs. I’ll leave the wild dog problems for another time. 8 October 2015. image copyright Getty Images. Why do you think he needs to be unbiased. Both sides of this debate are relying on the same argument, ‘Preservation of Flora and Fauna’. And in this case going the head in the sand route means you've completely missed and misrepresented what this whole vid is about. But some experts have said the bill will wreck conservation efforts in the alpine areas. It’s estimated more than 6,000 feral horses occupy about half of the 700,000-hectare Kosciuszko national park. “It’s also cruel to thousands of horses because of the escalating population that will starve to death due to the decline in food resources.”. Although generally well behaved, we found notable evidence of damage caused by humans as well! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Conservationists say NSW decision will damage native flora and fauna, and result in horses starving, Mon 21 May 2018 03.18 BST The National Conservation Council branded the move a “grotesque” misuse of environmental law. They have no natural predators here so there’s nothing to keep their numbers in check. Published. Press J to jump to the feed. We were privileged to get up close and personal with a mob of wild horses in Kosciusko National Park.