Overturning the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act – which should be called the Kosciuszko Destruction Act – is essential for protecting our fragile alpine region. Feral horse numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park are apparently rising rapidly - but the Berejiklian government appears to have missed another chance to reduce them. The first plan to manage feral horses in Namadgi National Park was developed in 2004 and later updated in 2007. Killed by Greens in some sick ritual? Fortunately, feral horses are only found in two national parks in Victoria, the Alpine National Park in the state’s north-east, and Barmah National Park … Championing the campaign to repeal the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018. About 4,000 feral horses will be removed from Kosciuszko national park in New South Wales as part of an emergency response to protect the alpine ecosystem after large areas were devastated by bushfires. Killed by aliens? When trapping recommenced in Spring 2019 only 99 horses were removed from the park. Today over 1000 species, the iconic koala included, plus 100 ecological communities in NSW are threatened by land clearing, feral animals, weeds, logging and climate change. The same Neo-Marxist coalition used a staged shooting to disarm the bush and to prevent pest destruction with precision tools like rifles. UPDATE VIA TWITTER. Without trying I picked up damned near a boot full of roo, pig, fox, and horse skulls which I use to make garden ornaments out of. Here, we report on a program that has been successful in removing feral horses that enter Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from the adjoining Kosciuszko National Park. Trapping feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has recommenced. In recent years, the impacts of rapidly increasing populations of feral horses and deer on the vegetation and stability of soils have become highly visible and widespread in Kosciuszko National Park. Background In June 2018, a bill was passed in the NSW parliament to protect feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. A new aerial study revealing that feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park has reached a staggering 25,318 horses demands an urgent intervention by the Premier to stop her Deputy and National Party Leader John Barilaro single-handedly wrecking Australia’s most loved National Park, says Greens MP Cate Faehrmann and environment spokesperson. Hike to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, or descend underground to magical Yarrangobilly Caves.. Public outrage is mounting to a climax at the National Parks Department in New South Wales, under the… It identifies the regressive implications of the ‘Wild Horse Heritage Legislation’ for protected areas and National Heritage–listed places. Wild Horses grazing on Alpine Way, Kosciuszko National Park On 6th June 2018, the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018, was passed by the NSW Parliament. herbivory and the degradation of habitats, including trampling vegetation, contributing to soil erosion and compaction, … They'll fine you for the rabbits on your farm but the very same people who do that raise feral brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park. Posted Sun Sunday 15 Dec December 2019 at … The move would be the largest removal of horses in the park’s history, said the NSW environment minister, Matt Kean. Ongoing debate over the status of feral horses that live in Australia’s alpine regions (brumbies, as they’re often called) is heating up following the release of a new draft management plan from the NSW government. Your gift will help National Parks Association of NSW work to prevent further extinctions and ensure that our natural areas are protected, connected and there for all of us to enjoyed. Mr Cox said the the animals should be shot from the air and it … Only in this way can we start to manage the wide-scale destruction by the 6000+ feral horses of this much loved National Heritage listed park. In 2018, the Berejiklian government turned down a plan to reduce the park’s feral horse population. The NSW Coalition Government has undermined its own NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee which at the end of April issued a preliminary determination for consultation supporting the listing of habitat degradation and loss by feral horses as a key threatening process under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Survey data collected by the Australian Alps Liaison Committee last year found the population was booming; up from around 5,000 in 2014 to 20,000. 34 1.2 WHOLE-OF-AUSTRALIAN ALPS IMPACTS A WHOLE-OF-ALPS BIOREGIONAL APPROACH TO MANAGING FERAL HORSES IN KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK Dr Luciana Porfirio1 and Professor Brendan Mackey2 1Agriculture and Food Business Unit, CSIRO, and Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra; 2Climate Change Response Program, Gold Coast … Championing the campaign to repeal the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018. 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Hitting a roo at 100 kms/hr will damn near rip your engine off it's mounts and will leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere. Ensuring Namadgi National Park remains free of feral horses is part of a wider pest animal control program across the park. Professor Jamie Pittock has just returned from the fire grounds in Kosciuszko National Park. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Only in this way can we start to manage the wide-scale destruction by the 6000+ feral horses of this much loved National Heritage listed park. The route will follow main and secondary roads, via Camden, Mittagong, Goulburn, Canberra, Cooma and Charlotte Pass. Background In June 2018, a bill was passed in the NSW parliament to protect feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. Invasive Species Council CEO Andrew Cox said the growth in horses revealed by the new data is … As a registered charity, our important conservation work relies on donations and membership. Equated with this increase over the intervening five years was an annual finite rate of population increase () of 1.370, or 37%. “Five years ago we had about 6000 feral horses roaming Kosciuszko National Park, now there are at least 20,000 and it looks like most of them, unlike … Park rangers routinely carry out aerial culls of feral deer and pigs here but can’t touch the horses; there’s been a moratorium on equine aerial culling in NSW national parks since 2000. This is disastrous for the fish, which breed beneath boulders in the stream. Indeed if it were just a day or two fresher I could have skinned it myself. The Kosciuszko Science Accord provides a succinct statement from scientists and organisations concerning feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park and their impacts on natural National Heritage values. Feral horses trample the river banks and rip out vegetation that causes silt to accumulate in the stream. Australian Capital TerritoryNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern Australia, Donation Total: Find out more, Country * On 6th June 2018, the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018, was passed by the NSW Parliament. The Invasive Species Council is fighting back against the failure to protect Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses and is the lead organisation behind Reclaim Kosci, which is: Raising awareness about the impacts of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. Credit: Nick Moir Mr Kean waited until after the Land and Environment Court had dismissed a bid to halt the horse removal before replying. If silt fills up the gaps beneath boulders, there is no place for the fish to lay eggs. There was no sign of alarm from any of them even after I got out of my car to film them. The feral horse population in Kosciuszko National Park has risen dramatically since all horse control was halted in the park 20 months ago, Freedom of Information documents reveal. And just because they stand there looking at you until you're right on top of them doesn't mean they aren't going to leap out in front of your car, so slow right down if there's roo's about.But back to the brumbies...There are believed to be over 30,000 horses in KNP. Donate monthly as an NPA Monthly Partner. A recent study of horses Kosciuszko National Park Horse Management Plan December 2008 (NSW) and the Protection of the Alpine National Park Feral Horse Strategic Action Plan 2018–21 (Victoria). Urgent responses by government are sought. NPA will continue campaigning to repeal this irresponsible legislation and protect Kosciuszko National Park’s unique alpine and high-country ecosystems and native wildlife. 8. Australia's feral horses will be removed from national park lands to help wildfire-damaged areas come back. With the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018, the NSW State Government extends legal protection to feral horses on cultural grounds, contrary to advice from scientists about environmental risks. The final determination can be downloaded here. The majority of the horses - more than 15,000 - are in the north Kosciuszko National Park, according to the 2019 Australian Alps Feral Horse Aerial Survey. From Jindabyne to Tumut, NSW's largest national park will keep you busy for a weekend or for weeks.Ski or snowboard the highest runs in the country at Thredbo and Perisher.Try cross-country skiing. In its fire blackened state, feral animals were a major threat to the park, especially the fire area’s 15,000 feral horses. Take action Reclaim Kosci represents a broad consortium of individuals and organisations that love Kosciuszko National Park and seek to protect it from the impacts of feral horses. The lack of a plan to deal with feral horses on the NSW side of the border has been blamed for their proliferation throughout the Australian Alps. feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park, locking in ongoing degradation of sensitive wetlands and alpine areas. It identifies the regressive implications of the ‘Wild Horse Heritage Legislation’ for protected areas and National Heritage–listed places. If you would like to get involved or stay up to date with this campaign, visit the Reclaim Kosci campaign website. the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018 should be immediately repealed; the 2016 Wild Horse Management Plan should be implemented without further delay as a first step in managing feral horses. feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park under a so-called ‘Brumbies Bill’ sets a dangerous precedent for Australia’s threatened species and for what we stand for as conservationists. The number of horses in the Bago-Maragle decreased from 1,616 in 2014 to 1,113 in 2019. THE IMPACT OF FERAL HORSES. They're so profuse at the sides of roads near any water course or drainage ditch because they get hit and killed by passing traffic. (ABC News: Greg Nelson) But brumby numbers have not declined in Kosciuszko National Park. It recognised the cultural heritage of wild horses to Kosciuszko National Park and prohibited their culling. Adventure seekers can get their thrills on the many walks and mountain bike trails. Evidence of horse hooves can be seen all over the national park. The goal is relocation, but not all will survive. Protecting Nature Through Community Action. Feral brumbies from the Snowy Mountains near Kiandra, NSW. The roads are where kangaroos and other animals congregate after dark because they often have drainage ditches running alongside them draining one side of the road to the other, especially along the east bank of Blowering Dam. the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018 should be immediately repealed; and. Another thing you'll notice if you stop on this road absolutely anywhere is the signs of mortality. If Foot \u0026 Mouth disease ever get into this feral population Australia's meat export industry comes to a grinding halt - and then they lose $Billions in export earnings every year. feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park under a so-called ‘Brumbies Bill’ sets a dangerous precedent for Australia’s threatened species and our protected areas. “The NSW government must also repeal the absurd legislation that protects feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. But I guarantee they're never going to let us back in there to do the job THEY should be doing because it's a problem THEY created.I also saw one live fox and one dead one on this trip. National parks are for native wildlife, not feral horses: federal court May 8, 2020 3.09am EDT Don Driscoll , Deakin University , Dick Williams , Charles Darwin University Feral horses, pigs, goats, camels and deer are now found throughout the land, often in large and growing numbers. In years gone by the Green-Labor coalition managed to shift the blame for the millions of feral animals in that NP to the farmers who's properties adjoin the park and began bullying them into taking responsibility for their destruction. One Time. Managing the feral horses in alpine areas has long been a deeply contentious issue. Without an emergency cull of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park, the land cannot recover from the bushfires – and threatened species are at grave risk of being annihilated. Feral horses in a charred area of Mount Kosciusko. FERAL HORSE NUMBERS have more than doubled in the past five years in the Australian Alps, according to results just released from the Australian Alps Feral Horse Aerial Survey. Beware, tourists! Kean’s announcement came during an ABC radio interview on Wednesday morning and reported the outcome of a meeting of the Kosciuszko national park wild horse community advisory panel. Kosciuszko National Park is NSW’s biggest. Monthly Partners have full access to NPA activities, publications and benefits and the monthly payments are tax deductible, excluding the first $15 per annum, which go towards membership fees. They are protesting against the NSW Government’s recent legislation to protect feral horses in National Parks in preference to many endangered native species whose habitat is being destroyed by the growing numbers of feral horses. The Kosciuszko Science Accord provides a succinct statement from scientists and organisations concerning feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park and their impacts on natural National Heritage values. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that current numbers are causing severe damage. Trapping feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has recommenced. $50.00 The last of the legendary cattle drives to NSW's pastures ended with the creation of Kosciuszko National Park in the late 1960s. Brumbies in Kosciuszko national park. Species Horse / Equus ferus caballus. The final determination of the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee to list habitat degradation and loss be feral horses as a key threatening process was gazetted on 30 November 2018. the 2016 Wild Horse Management Plan should be implemented without further delay as a first step in managing feral horses. There are dead things absolutely everywhere you stop. 2. More recently, further aerial surveys of these horse populations have been conducted in 2014 and 2019 in three survey blocks, identified as North Kosciuszko, Bago-Maragle and The new scientific listing states that feral horses are transforming the ecosystems of Kosciuszko National Park. Join us and call on the NSW Parliament to control feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park, not protect them at the expense of Kosciuszko’s natural values. In June 2018 the NSW parliament passed a law that protects feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. A new draft management plan has been released by the NSW government with the stated aim of reducing feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park from 6,000 to 600 over 20 years. And that's because they know they're not going to get shot by anyone as long as they avoid leaving the park, and make no mistake, they learn where the boundaries are when they get shot at near these areas. A herd of wild brumbies in Kosciuszko national park in NSW. Park rangers routinely carry out aerial culls of feral deer and pigs here but can’t touch the horses; there’s been a moratorium on equine aerial culling in NSW national parks since 2000. Protecting the feral horses that   inhabit nearly 50% of Kosciuszko will lock in negative impacts to Australian native alpine species, ecosystems and water catchments. Kosciuszko National Park wild horse management The delicate alpine and sub-alpine ecosystems of Kosciuszko National Park face many threats, including pressures from introduced animals such as wild horses. Data released just before Christmas revealed feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park have exploded. I was really surprised at just how used to humans these feral animals are. Maintaining the balance between protecting the park and the heritage value of wild horses … The legislation values an introduced species over threatened native species and undermines the National Parks and Wildlife Act, the Kosciuszko National Park Plan of Management and existing advisory mechanisms. The feral horse population had ballooned from 6,000 (2014) to 19,000 (2019) under anti-national park legislation introduced by John Barilaro of the NSW National Party. Five years ago a survey reported about 6,000 feral horses roaming in Kosciuszko National Park. ‘Feral horses are a problem in our region as well as Kosciuszko… Detailed aerial surveys indicate there are about 6000 feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. Save Kosciuszko National Park from feral horse impacts To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, This petition of NSW residents and visitors to Kosciuszko National Park brings to the urgent attention of the Assembly the severe environmental and cultural damage caused by feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. We’ll keep you updated! National Parks Association of NSW is a non-government conservation group that seeks to protect, connect and restore the integrity and diversity of natural systems in NSW and beyond, through national parks, marine sanctuaries and other means. This led to the prompt resignation of Professor Dave Watson from the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee who stated in his resignation letter “The wilful disregard that you and your government colleagues have for science diminishes our collective future, relegating our precious national parks and priceless environment to political playthings”. The dead one was quite odd. We investigated these impacts in the White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla Joy Thomps. Save Kosciuszko National Park from feral horse impacts To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, This petition of NSW residents and visitors to Kosciuszko National Park brings to the urgent attention of the Assembly the severe environmental and cultural damage caused by feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. By 2019, the numbers had jumped to at least 20,000 . The animals escaped from, or were abandoned by, colonisers in the 19th century. The year before, in the winter of 2017, staff removed 152 horses from Kosciuszko, with all but one later rehomed. Horses can cause significant environmental damage primarily via . Protecting the feral horses that inhabit nearly 50% of Kosciuszko will lock in negative impacts to Australian native alpine species, ecosystems and water catchments. Instead, brumbies in sensitive parts of the park are to be trapped and then rehomed. A copy of a fact sheet on feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park can be found here. Feral horses on Long Plain in the Kosciuszko National Park. AERIAL footage and eyewitness accounts from Kosciuszko National Park reveals horrific fire damage and the survival of huge numbers of feral horses now pushing threatened species … It would also have given at least informal legitimacy to NSW legislation that protects feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. Called the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018, it prioritises a harmful invasive species over the fragile ecosystems of a national park and world biosphere reserve.. They'll fine you for the rabbits on your farm but the very same people who do that raise feral brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park. Previously, aerial surveys of the feral horse populations in the Australian Alps national parks and adjacent state forests have been conducted in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2009. National Parks & Wildlife Service – budget cuts. Species Horse / Equus ferus caballus. It was so bizarre I took a photo of that one. In one of the three survey blocks, North Kosciuszko, feral horse numbers have risen from an estimated 3,255 in 2014 to 15,687 in 2019, a near five-fold increase. By Tom Lowrey. But at least it's still better than hitting a horse. At least 690,000 hectares of the Kosciuszko National Park were severely damaged by the bushfires but it did not affect the horse population, according to the report. FACT SHEET: Feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park Page 2 for sensitive alpine ecosystems, and experts say the number will continue to grow by 6 to 17% a year. In early January 2020 major fires entered Kosciuszko National Park on its western boundary and burnt eastwards in … The feral horse population exploded, as you'd expect, and so did the fox, cat, pig and goat populations did likewise. Feral horses in a section of the Kosciuszko National Park last January, which was severely affected by the recent bushfires. It was missing the skin from it's head as though it had been skinned, but the rest was intact. When Park visitors look at the 3–400 horses permanently grazing Tantangara Plain in Kosciuszko National Park, many do not readily ‘see’ trampled degraded waterways and … The farmers do what they can but most of the park is a sanctuary they aren't allowed into. The decision to introduce the legislation has effectively destroyed the painstaking consultation undertaken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service since 2013 to develop the Wild Horse Management Plan in favour of a small, vociferous and well-connected lobby group over the public interest. The investigation found that no feral horses have been removed from the southern half of Kosciuszko National Park since April 2016, or the northern half since August 2017. We saw no dead horses from the air. Had I not slowed down for the second mob I might have run some of them down. It’s an area of extraordinary beauty and ecological significance, protecting rare alpine ecosystems that cover just 0.001% of the Australian continent. Contradicting every premise that an iconic national park and National Heritage listed property stands for, NPWS staff were instructed not to control these destructive feral animals. They are looking for walkers to join them for all or some of the walk. The Invasive Species Council is fighting back against the failure to protect Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses and is the lead organisation behind Reclaim Kosci, which is: Raising awareness about the impacts of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. "We love horses but there are way too many and they don't belong in a national park." It is home to many threatened animals like the Northern Corroboree Frog, Southern Corroboree Frog, Alpine Water Skink, Alpine Spiny Crayfish, Alpine She-oak Skink and Alpine Tree Frog… Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. * “Five years ago we had about 6000 feral horses roaming Kosciuszko National Park, now there are at least 20,000 and it looks like most of them, unlike our … Cattlemen and taxpayers were… The True History of Feral Horses in Kosciuszko National Park on Vimeo On 8 November, esteemed scientists presented overwhelming evidence of the damage feral horses are causing to the biodiversity values of Kosciuszko National Park at a conference in Canberra. This was one of three mobs of about the same size I saw within a 5 km stretch of highway. This is far too many horses for sensitive alpine ecosystems, and the number will continue to grow by 6 to 17% a year. Wild horse numbers boom in Kosciuszko National Park under controversial new legal protections . 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