New government figures released today confirm a dramatic drop in the number of feral horses across the surveyed areas of Kosciuszko National Park, with the latest government estimates suggesting between 1,500 and 6,000 feral horses remain in the park.
The Invasive Species Council, Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are calling on all parties to commit federal support to fast-track the next rabbit biocontrol virus, warning that vital research funding has dried up as the effectiveness of existing viruses fades.
Calls for all parties to seize a landmark opportunity to back 2 globally significant invasive species eradication programs in South Australia.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement today that it will review the outdated Companion Animals Act 1998 which currently prohibits Councils from being able to implement cat containment and curfews.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to continue the removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park and across NSW, including through aerial shooting.
The Invasive Species Council is calling on the NSW government to reject the Shooters Party’s latest attempt to undermine effective feral animal control in the state by wasting millions of dollars on bounty payments for some feral animals.
The Invasive Species Council expresses disappointment following the Queensland government’s unexpected withdrawal from what was shaping up to be a unanimous endorsement of an ambitious national plan to reduce the impact of feral cats on native wildlife.
Would you eat carp, deer or even camel? Eat the Invaders, a new ABC documentary series set to air in the new year and presented by Tony Armstrong, will invite Australians to reimagine invasive species as a ‘tasty solution’.
The Invasive Species Council is warning that an ambitious program to eradicate feral cats from the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island is being undermined by an outdated law which stops feral cats being killed within 1km of a residential dwelling.
The South Australian government has today unveiled a bold new plan to eradicate feral deer from Adelaide’s outskirts, but its success hinges on securing additional funding.
For the first time in over 2 decades, significant numbers of feral horses have been removed from the Blue Mountains, following a landmark aerial control program undertaken by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
The Invasive Species Council welcomes a major step forward to protect Barrington Tops National Park and the surrounding World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests, as crucial feral horse control efforts have finally been undertaken by the NSW National Parks Service.
Iconic Tasmanian devil at risk of deadly H5N1 bird flu, Commonwealth Chief Vet warns.
A scathing new report has revealed that invasive species are costing New South Wales at least $1.9 billion annually – with the potential to balloon to a staggering $29.7 billion per year by 2030.
After a decade-long delay, the Tasmanian State of Environment report has finally been released and shows invasive species are rapidly overtaking Tasmania’s unique wildlife and landscapes.
New government figures released today confirm a dramatic drop in the number of feral horses across the surveyed areas of Kosciuszko National Park, with the latest government estimates suggesting between 1,500 and 6,000 feral horses remain in the park.
The Invasive Species Council, Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are calling on all parties to commit federal support to fast-track the next rabbit biocontrol virus, warning that vital research funding has dried up as the effectiveness of existing viruses fades.
Calls for all parties to seize a landmark opportunity to back 2 globally significant invasive species eradication programs in South Australia.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement today that it will review the outdated Companion Animals Act 1998 which currently prohibits Councils from being able to implement cat containment and curfews.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to continue the removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park and across NSW, including through aerial shooting.
The Invasive Species Council is calling on the NSW government to reject the Shooters Party’s latest attempt to undermine effective feral animal control in the state by wasting millions of dollars on bounty payments for some feral animals.
The Invasive Species Council expresses disappointment following the Queensland government’s unexpected withdrawal from what was shaping up to be a unanimous endorsement of an ambitious national plan to reduce the impact of feral cats on native wildlife.
Would you eat carp, deer or even camel? Eat the Invaders, a new ABC documentary series set to air in the new year and presented by Tony Armstrong, will invite Australians to reimagine invasive species as a ‘tasty solution’.
The Invasive Species Council is warning that an ambitious program to eradicate feral cats from the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island is being undermined by an outdated law which stops feral cats being killed within 1km of a residential dwelling.
The South Australian government has today unveiled a bold new plan to eradicate feral deer from Adelaide’s outskirts, but its success hinges on securing additional funding.
For the first time in over 2 decades, significant numbers of feral horses have been removed from the Blue Mountains, following a landmark aerial control program undertaken by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
The Invasive Species Council welcomes a major step forward to protect Barrington Tops National Park and the surrounding World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests, as crucial feral horse control efforts have finally been undertaken by the NSW National Parks Service.
Iconic Tasmanian devil at risk of deadly H5N1 bird flu, Commonwealth Chief Vet warns.
A scathing new report has revealed that invasive species are costing New South Wales at least $1.9 billion annually – with the potential to balloon to a staggering $29.7 billion per year by 2030.
After a decade-long delay, the Tasmanian State of Environment report has finally been released and shows invasive species are rapidly overtaking Tasmania’s unique wildlife and landscapes.
New government figures released today confirm a dramatic drop in the number of feral horses across the surveyed areas of Kosciuszko National Park, with the latest government estimates suggesting between 1,500 and 6,000 feral horses remain in the park.
The Invasive Species Council, Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are calling on all parties to commit federal support to fast-track the next rabbit biocontrol virus, warning that vital research funding has dried up as the effectiveness of existing viruses fades.
Calls for all parties to seize a landmark opportunity to back 2 globally significant invasive species eradication programs in South Australia.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement today that it will review the outdated Companion Animals Act 1998 which currently prohibits Councils from being able to implement cat containment and curfews.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to continue the removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park and across NSW, including through aerial shooting.
The Invasive Species Council is calling on the NSW government to reject the Shooters Party’s latest attempt to undermine effective feral animal control in the state by wasting millions of dollars on bounty payments for some feral animals.
The Invasive Species Council expresses disappointment following the Queensland government’s unexpected withdrawal from what was shaping up to be a unanimous endorsement of an ambitious national plan to reduce the impact of feral cats on native wildlife.
Would you eat carp, deer or even camel? Eat the Invaders, a new ABC documentary series set to air in the new year and presented by Tony Armstrong, will invite Australians to reimagine invasive species as a ‘tasty solution’.
The Invasive Species Council is warning that an ambitious program to eradicate feral cats from the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island is being undermined by an outdated law which stops feral cats being killed within 1km of a residential dwelling.
The South Australian government has today unveiled a bold new plan to eradicate feral deer from Adelaide’s outskirts, but its success hinges on securing additional funding.
For the first time in over 2 decades, significant numbers of feral horses have been removed from the Blue Mountains, following a landmark aerial control program undertaken by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
The Invasive Species Council welcomes a major step forward to protect Barrington Tops National Park and the surrounding World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests, as crucial feral horse control efforts have finally been undertaken by the NSW National Parks Service.
Iconic Tasmanian devil at risk of deadly H5N1 bird flu, Commonwealth Chief Vet warns.
A scathing new report has revealed that invasive species are costing New South Wales at least $1.9 billion annually – with the potential to balloon to a staggering $29.7 billion per year by 2030.
After a decade-long delay, the Tasmanian State of Environment report has finally been released and shows invasive species are rapidly overtaking Tasmania’s unique wildlife and landscapes.
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The Invasive Species Council was formed in 2002 to seek stronger laws, policies and programs to protect nature from harmful pests, weeds and diseases.
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Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
