National Parks service defends ‘humane’ culling of hundreds of feral horses in Kosciuszko
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H794)
Culling aims to reduce population in fragile ecosystems from about 22,500 to 3,000 by mid-2027
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A trial of aerial culling of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park has been defended as humane despite some horses requiring more than a dozen shots to kill them.
The New South Wales government last month conducted the trial - opposed by brumby activists - that killed 270 feral horses. Authorities say the horses damage endangered species and ecosystems in the park.
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