The state government’s controversial program of shooting feral horses from helicopters continues in an effort to bring down their numbers.
The federal government has threatened to call for the removal of all feral horses from alpine regions rather than preserving 3000 brumbies on heritage grounds.
More than 800 feral horses have been shot from helicopters in the Kosciuszko National Park,just months after the government trialled aerial shooting in the state for the first time in 20 years.
Just months after the NSW government approved the aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park,figures suggest it is working.
It’s been more than 20 years since aerial shooting of brumbies was allowed in NSW,but that all changed on Friday in a bid to protect native species from extinction.
A majority on the Senate environment committee also called for the Albanese government to boost state funding for management of the alpine environment.
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Environment ministers led by Tanya Plibersek have announced they would revive the Alps Ministerial Council,which last met under then-environment minister Peter Garrett in 2010.
With unique ecosystems in the Australian alps being degraded and parks staff subject to abuse,environmental groups and unions want Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to urgently take control of the situation.
As feral horse numbers explode in the delicate Australian alps,park rangers facing death threats have ramped up security as they combat the damage the brumbies cause.
The ACT senator wants the federal government to intervene in the NSW and Victorian governments’ management of feral horses in the Australian Alps.