Conservationists say federal
environment minister has obligation to protect areas of national significance
Fri 8 Jun 2018 23.00 BSTLast
modified on Sat 9 Jun 2018 01.04 BST
Conservationists have called on
the federal environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, to intervene to protect the
Kosciuszko national park from brumbies after a
New South Wales bill was passed giving heritage protection to the feral horses.
The Australian Conservation Foundation
says the federal government has an obligation under national environment law to
protect areas of national significance, including the national heritage-listed
Australian Alps national parks and reserves.
The Berejiklian Liberal
government, with support from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party and the
Christian Democrats, passed the Kosciuszko wild horse heritage bill through the
state’s upper house this
week.
The move has attracted widespread
criticism from the conservation and science community, which is now
pushing for the issue to be addressed under the federal Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
ACF policy analyst James Trezise
said several nationally listed threatened species and ecological communities
occurred within the national park.
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