There are a number (approx 15) of articles about Brumbies in the Australian High Country listed in the following article in The Conversation.
See: List of Articles
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The trial aerial culling of some 270 brumbies in the Kosciuszko National Parks had adopted the policy of using rapid repeated shootings to produce a humane death to the brumbies in the shortest period of time.
This article in The Guardian talks in more detail about this and the fact that there was/is a Parliamentary enquiry into the program.
See the article at this link.
‘Feral horses don’t know state borders’: the push to protect Victoria’s Alpine national park
See the complete article in The Guardian (21 Feb 2024)
A recent article has drawn attention to the growing numbers of brumbies in the KNP. This is a hotly debated issue partly because of the damage done to the fragile soil conditions at the higher altitudes.
The following in The Guardian (August 2023)
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/07/brumbies-feral-horses-kosciuszko-national-park-aerial-shooting-plan
Aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park begins
270 horses were shot during a two-day trial with no reports of unnecessary animal harm or suffering.
See the complete article in The Guardian (7 December 2023)
Failure to manage feral horses causing ‘devastating impact’ on Australian alps, Senate inquiry hears
Advocates say state governments, especially NSW, are ‘trashing and trampling’ natural, Indigenous and historic values by failing to cull brumbies.
See the complete article in The Guardian (23 August 2023)
Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned
Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems
See the complete article in The Guardian (8 May 2023)
Barilaro wins the day in fight to recognise heritage worth of brumbies
For more information please refer to an article by John Ellicott below:
https://www.theland.com.au/story/5410554/heritage-laws-will-recognise-brumbies-and-stop-fatal-cull/
This article appeared on 20 May 2018 and there have been other articles in 2023 that would suggest that environmental factors have outweighed the heritage values.
Image by Peter Kneen 2010 KNP