Environment minister says up to
2,500 wild horses are causing ‘significant damage’ to plant and animal species
Fri 1 Jun 2018 21.00 BSTLast
modified on Sat 2 Jun 2018 01.01 BST
The Victorian government has
signed off on a plan to remove more than 1,200 feral horses from the Alpine
national park, saying the impact of the animals on sensitive ecosystems has
reached critical levels.
Two weeks ago the New South Wales
government announced a proposal to protect Kosciuszko national park brumbies,
which conservation advocates have labelled a “disaster” for
Australia’s environmental heritage.
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The Victorian environment
minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, has endorsed a plan to remove up to 400 feral horses
a year for three years from Victoria’s eastern alps, where as many as 2,500 of
the animals are causing “significant damage” to threatened plant and animal
species.
A smaller population of 80 to 100
horses in the Bogong high plains will be removed entirely.
The government’s preference is to
trap and rehome the animals but where that is not possible, it says they will
be humanely euthanised.
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