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More feral horse fiction from Barilaro
Claims made by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro on ABC South East radio yesterday that the summer bushfires had devastated the population of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park are not only misleading but defy the course of nature. “Feral horses in Kosciuszko...
Barilaro Brumby Backflip
Today John Barilaro reneged in his support for bushfire emergency horse removal measures, calling for horse removal from Kosciuszko National Park to stop.
Courts rule Parks Victoria should proceed with horse removal
Kosciuszko's Victorian neighbour, the Alpine National Park, has been the subject of both Federal and Supreme court cases this month. Parks Victoria was taken to court over the implementation of their Feral Horse Strategic Action Plan 2018-2021. Both court...
Feral horse control is needed in the Australian Alps
The "save-the-brumby" debate has kicked off again recently and I've been asked a bit what's the sitch is so I thought I'd share some perspective. I've tried to summarise the scientific part (the political gets messy). As a horse rider and lover of nearly 20 years I...
Eden-Monaro candidates must declare stance on Kosciuszko feral horses
Reclaim Kosci will be challenging all candidates running in the Eden Monaro by-election to declare their stance on protecting Kosciuszko National Park from thousands of feral horses.
Imagine this
Close your eyes. It’s a moonlit night in our beautiful Kosciuszko National Park, a jewel of our natural heritage…
Media releases
For more media releases about this subject, also view media releases by the Invasive Species Council.
Barilaro Brumby Backflip
Today John Barilaro reneged in his support for bushfire emergency horse removal measures, calling for horse removal from Kosciuszko National Park to stop.
Eden-Monaro candidates must declare stance on Kosciuszko feral horses
Reclaim Kosci will be challenging all candidates running in the Eden Monaro by-election to declare their stance on protecting Kosciuszko National Park from thousands of feral horses.
Cautious support for interim Kosciuszko horse removal plan
A post-bushfire plan to remove feral horses from three areas in Kosciuszko National Park announced by the NSW government will be an important step towards recovery. "With the eyes of the world watching how our bushfire-impacted wildlife is fighting for survival it...
Aerial vision reveals feral horse nightmare in burnt-out Kosciuszko National Park
New aerial footage and eyewitness accounts from iconic Kosciuszko National Park reveals horrific fire damage and the survival of huge numbers of feral horses now pushing threatened species closer to extinction. “The picture is becoming clearer as photos and video...
Massive Kosciuszko feral horse numbers a national disaster
New survey data on the number of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has shocked conservationists, scientists, tourism operators and former park managers. “We knew the horse population was growing rapidly. But these numbers are much worse than we expected....
Kosciuszko re-homing plans will barely dint feral horse crisis
New plans to re-home a small number of horses out of Kosciuszko National Park will barely make a dint in the growing number of feral horses running rampant in the park, the Invasive Species Council warned today.
Stories from Kosci
Sifting the ashes of Kosciuszko
Leafless trees stood on bare slopes. The forest was silent. The only movement came from eddies of wind, swirling ash into the air… Yesterday, some friends and I drove the re-opened Snowy Mountains Highway to see how Kosciuszko’s feral horses had fared in the fires....
Traditional healing ceremony at birth place of the Murrumbidgee
People who care about Australia’s waterways and catchments joined a traditional narjong (water) healing ceremony held by senior lore men and led by Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison in February 2019. The ceremony was held near the birthplace of the Murrumbidgee River, a...
Excursion into Kosciuszko to investigate feral horse impacts
Author Mike Bremers gives an overview of the field trip into Kosciuszko with paleobotanist professor Geoff Hope learning about alpine wetlands and how they are impacted by feral horses.
Save Kosci walkers celebrate at the summit
After 36 days, 790,000 steps and 560 kilometres, five walkers protesting legislation that protects feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park were joined on the summit of Mt Kosciuszko by around 200 enthusiastic supporters. The long-distance Save Kosci walkers, who...
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...
Forty years later
In the late 1970s I started working in the Dead Horse Gap - Main Range area on my PhD. I was studying small mammals and insects. I set up camp in a pleasant spot just above the treeline and near my study areas, and used the faint footpad from the crest of Dead Horse...
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Supporting Reclaim Kosci
Reclaim Kosci is led by the Invasive Species Council and was founded by the Invasive Species Council, National Parks Association of the ACT, National Parks Association of NSW, Colong Foundation for Wilderness and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
