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NSW has approved aerial shooting to tackle feral horse numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park

Total removal of feral horses planned for some national parks

In Kosciuszko National Park, the government must by law retain 3000 brumbies. But in other national parks in NSW and Victoria, the goal is zero feral horses.

  • Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Feral horses near Long Plain in Kosciuszko National Park in October last year.

ABC reporting on brumbies lacked accuracy, impartiality: ombudsman

The ABC Ombudsman criticised three news bulletins that included unsubstantiated claims challenging the science behind the feral horse population estimate, but declined to rule on the journalist’s personal use of social media.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Feral horses in Kosciuszko National park.

Aerial shooting culls thousands of horses in Kosciuszko

NSW government is ramping up the removal of feral horses from the alpine environment with a controversial technique.

  • Mike Foley
Sydneysider Cassandra Steppacher with her newly adopted brumby.

Cassandra adopted a brumby. What happens when you rehome a feral horse?

Brumby advocates remain opposed to culling and argue rehoming should be the future of feral horse management. Environmentalists say it’s “tinkering at the edges”.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Ecologists say horse herds must be quickly reduced to prevent the extinction of threatened native species.

Horse cull to close parts of Kosciuszko National Park through winter

The state government’s controversial program of shooting feral horses from helicopters continues in an effort to bring down their numbers.

  • Nick O'Malley
Feral horses at Long Plain in Kosciuszko National Park where numbers of the animal have exploded even as aerial culling has been resumed.

‘Zero tolerance’: Plibersek to consider extending brumby cull

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.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Since aerial shooting was approved by the NSW government in October last year, 802 feral horses have been removed from the park.

In three months, aerial culling knocks out record number of feral horses

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. 

  • Laura Chung
Brumby numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park have dropped for the first time in years.

Aerial culling of Kosciuszko feral horses labelled a success

Just months after the NSW government approved the aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park, figures suggest it is working.

  • Laura Chung
Aerial shooting of feral horses will go ahead in NSW, after a 20-year ban.

Aerial shooting of feral horses approved by NSW government

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.

  • Laura Chung
Feral horses in Kosci

NSW and federal governments urged to act on feral horses in high country

A majority on the Senate environment committee also called for the Albanese government to boost state funding for management of the alpine environment.

  • Mike Foley

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