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Legal loss welcomed as mass brumby shooting continues

A group of bush users are the latest to fail in a legal bid to stop the NSW government shooting brumbies from helicopters in Kosciuszko National Park.

AAP

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

A zero-tolerance approach to feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has been flagged by the federal government if culling fails to stop environmental harm.

AAP

Aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park begins

270 horses were shot during a two-day trial with no reports of unnecessary animal harm or suffering

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Feral horses to be shot from the air at Kosciuszko national park as entire ecosystem ‘under threat’

NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe says ‘threatened native species are in danger of extinction’ after authorising aerial cull

The Guardian - AU

Environmentalists welcome plan to allow aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park

NSW minister says the number of brumbies is too high and needs to be reduced to save threatened species in the Snowy Mountains

The Guardian - AU

The 'highly risky business' of feral animal control in Namadgi

The ACT government says animal welfare is paramount in culling.

The Canberra Times

Kosciuszko brumby population soars

The NSW parks authority says it is still on track to meet a 2027 target that would reduce NSW brumby numbers by 80 per cent.

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Kosciuszko brumby numbers surge, prompting accusations of ‘shameful’ NSW mismanagement

Government says 859 feral horses removed from national park last year but conservationists say that falls short of pledge to control problem

The Guardian - AU

Brumby population in Kosciuszko National Park up 30 per cent, study finds

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has revealed the results of a survey into feral horse numbers, causing concern that the plan to manage the animals is getting "off track".

ABC News

Charlotte Pass ski resort fined by NSW EPA for polluting creek in Kosciuszko National Park

A resort's failure to properly maintain and operate its sewage treatment plant led to 14 million litres of partially-treated sewage being leaked into a national park.

ABC News

Racing: It's Me cleared to run The Kosciuszko

"They've said she's ok to race, they just want to have another look at her in the morning. We've got one more hurdle to get through."

Newcastle Herald

Racing: Scone trainer reports concerns about Kosciuszko runner It's Me

The six-year-old mare, which won the same race in 2020, has been cleared of serious injury but was being treated for either a foot abscess or stone bruise.

Newcastle Herald

Snowy 2.0 power lines clearing ‘will despoil’ long swathe of Kosciuszko national park, wildlife groups say

‘It’s like putting in a transmission line over the Opera House,’ says National Parks Association of NSW

The Guardian - AU

Police investigate threat to ‘firebomb’ national parks office over Kosciuszko horse cull

National Parks and Wildlife Service says threat ‘should be condemned by all Australians’

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Newcastle Herald

David Atkins counting on better start for Promitto in Golden Rose

Newcastle trainer David Atkins is confident Promitto can defy the odds in the $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) if he can nail the start on Saturday at Rosehill.

Newcastle Herald

Trainer Luke Pepper eyeing next-start mission in Kosciuszko with Opal Ridge

Scone trainer Luke Pepper hopes punters won't see Opal Ridge again until the $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) on October 15 after the filly pulled up well from a gritty Highway Handicap victory on a heavy Randwick track on Saturday.

ABC News

Historic Kosciuszko hut rebuilt, ready to use after Black Summer bushfires

One of the most renowned structures in Kosciuszko National Park rises from the ashes of a bushfire to help preserve the region's history.

ABC News

Kosciuszko brumby control plan removes 334 horses but environmentalists say it's not enough

The release of the first data on a new wild horse control strategy in the Kosciuszko National Park has failed to please environmentalists or brumby advocates.

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Toowoomba Turf Club lands King of the Mountain horse race

Toowoomba will host the best horses in the state by following the lead of hugely successful Everest and Kosciuszko slot races in New South Wales.

ABC News

Koala population discovered in NSW Kosciuszko National Park shows signs of climate change resilience

Mating calls recorded in the Kosciuszko National Park could reveal a previously undiscovered habitat for the endangered species.

AAP

Koalas found living in NSW national park

Koala sightings in Kosciuszko National Park are rare, but recent surveys have found populations that could help protect the endangered marsupial.

The Canberra Times

Police alpine team rescues two men trapped by icy weather blast

Two men were trapped by blizzard conditions near Mt Kosciuszko.

The Guardian - AU

Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened

Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed

ABC News

The battle over Australia's brumbies intensifies in a clash of culture, colonialism and conservation

People are being subjected to vicious online abuse, vandalism and even death threats as brumby activists resist any moves to remove horses from Australia's high country.

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