Australia’s Snowy Mountians Feral Horse Population Explodes

A member of of a small herd of Brumbies in the Long Plains area of the Kosciuszko National Park, Australia on Aug. 24, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

The number of feral brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park has exploded from about 14,380 to an estimated 18,814 in the past two years, according to a new survey.

It comes despite the government’s commitment to reduce the horse population to 3000 by 30 June 2027 using a range of control measures implemented by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).