Court approves shooting brumbies from helicopters after challenge by Snowy Mountains group
by Australian Associated Press from on (#6Q4B1)
Pro-brumby group had filed legal action against the NSW environment minister in a bid to stop the aerial culling
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The New South Wales government's shooting of brumbies from helicopters in Kosciuszko national park can continue after a judge dismissed a challenge by a local non-profit group.
The pro-brumby Snowy Mountains Bush Users Group filed a legal action against the NSW environment minister, Penny Sharpe, in the state's supreme court in June in a bid to stop the aerial culling, which was approved in October 2023.
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