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Kosciuszko’s 75th anniversary marks another watershed moment in dealing with hooves
Friday 19 April 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the creation of Kosciuszko National Park. At the time the challenges of hard-hooved animals were just as great as they are becoming today.
Has the NSW government put our critically endangered stocky galaxias at risk of extinction?
The NSW Berejiklian government’s lack of action to protect a critically endangered native fish from extinction is dangerous, irresponsible and should be condemned. The last remaining population of critically endangered stocky galaxias is confined to a three-kilometre...
10,000 strong Save Kosci petition will force feral horse debate in NSW parliament
A statewide campaign to protect Kosciuszko National Park from destructive feral horses will force the NSW government to debate its controversial ‘Wild Horse Heritage Act’.
NSW Kosciuszko feral horse party policies revealed
NSW political party policies for feral horse management in Kosciuszko National Park. The Invasive Species Council, on behalf of Reclaim Kosci, has reviewed the policies of the major political parties contesting the 2019 NSW election and analysed their responses to a...
Greens weed and pest plan includes call for huge reduction in Kosciuszko feral horse numbers
The NSW Greens want legislation protecting feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park repealed.
Labor announces $24 million jobs plan to protect Kosciuszko National Park and water catchments
NSW Labor announces $24 million plan to Kosciuszko National Park and repair environmental damage caused by feral horses and other feral pests.
Media releases
For more media releases about this subject, also view media releases by the Invasive Species Council.
NSW environment minister turning blind eye to Kosciuszko destruction?
Gabrielle Upton is the first NSW environment minister since the Coalition was elected in 2011 not to visit Kosciuszko National Park to see firsthand the destructive impacts of feral horses, documents reveal. “An investigation of the minister’s diary shows she is yet...
Walk for Kosci
Pull on your hiking boots folks and join us for the final push to the top of Mt Kosciuszko as we send a loud and clear message to the NSW Government - Kosciuszko: It's a park, not a paddock! Join the long-distance Save Kosci walkers who have hiked all the way from...
Conservation groups boycott call for nominations for Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel
Leading conservation groups, including the Invasive Species Council, National Parks Association of NSW, Colong Foundation for Wilderness, Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the National Parks Association of the ACT will boycott the NSW Government’s call for nominations for the Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel.
Expert NSW scientific committee lists feral horse threat
From today, Friday 30 November 2018, feral horses are officially recognised in NSW as a key threat to native wildlife. The case to address the growing feral horse threat to Kosciuszko National Park is now overwhelming. The NSW Scientific Committee listed ‘Degradation...
Save Kosciuszko protesters converge on Barilaro’s office
Feral horse protesters converged on NSW deputy premier John Barilaro’s office in Queanbeyan today in opposition to the protection of destructive feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. They were joined by the 'Save Kosci' walkers who marched all the way from Sydney...
Kosciuszko feral horse fight-back starts today
Scientists and leading environmental organisations will today launch Reclaim Kosci, a campaign to overturn the NSW Government's decision to protect destructive feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. The Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act, commonly referred to as...
Stories from Kosci
Four Mile Hut refuge at risk
Paul Jennings, a member of the Nordic Ski Club, writes of the changes that increasing horse numbers have brought to the area around Four Mile Hut. The Nordic Ski Club maintains the hut, and its work parties now include the new task of shovelling manure.
Brumby running in the 1970s
Paul Hardey has ridden horses since he was a boy. As a Kosciuszko National Park ranger he monitored brumby running in the 1970s. Read his views on brumby running, and the effectiveness of re-homing and lethal culling as methods to manage horse numbers today.
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Supporting Reclaim Kosci
Reclaim Kosci is led by the Invasive Species Council and supported by the National Parks Association of the ACT, National Parks Association of NSW, Colong Foundation for Wilderness and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
