Thousands of Kosciuszko Brumbies Face Cull After Heritage Protections Removed

The wild horses of Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park will be treated as feral pests after a reform passed parliament with mass support.

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 Indigenous ambassador of the Invasive Species Council says the “country can breathe again” now that wild brumbies in New South Wales’ (NSW) Kosciuszko National Park can be legally culled.

In 2018, protections were put in place to protect the region’s brumbies due to their cultural significance and heritage.