The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Victorian Supreme Court’s decision to protect the Alpine National Park from growing horse impacts but is concerned the possibility of further legal action will delay the inevitable.
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Legal case won’t stop need to act on Victorian Alps feral horses
Read more »Those opposed to action on Victoria’s feral horse problem are back in court today, a last ditch effort to delay the inevitable.
Top scientist resigns over destructive impacts of Snowy 2.0
Read more »Resignation of top scientists puts spotlight on refusal to take scientific advice about the environmental disaster that will unfold as a result of Snowy 2.0.
Demise of import levy threatens Australia’s biosecurity funding
Read more »The dumping of a proposed import levy is a huge setback for Australia’s biosecurity system.
Victoria acts on feral horses now legal impediment removed
Read more »Parks Victoria will fully reinstate its feral horse control efforts to help limit escalating horse damage in the bushfire affected Australian Alps after success in a federal court case.
Tasmanian government needs a plan to reduce feral deer numbers
Read more »The Tasmanian government must develop a comprehensive feral deer management strategy that reduces the destructive impacts of deer and protects the environment and farmers.
Report lifts lid on Australia’s international bug superhighway
Read more »Our joint report with Monash University reveals environmentally destructive ants, bees and wasps could be hitching a ride into Australia on an international bug superhighway.
Cautious support for interim Kosciuszko horse removal plan
Read more »A post-bushfire plan to remove feral horses from three areas in Kosciuszko National Park is an important step towards recovery.
NSW bushfire pest plan cannot ignore feral horse destruction
Read more »Wildlife recovery efforts from the recent bushfires will be hampered if the NSW government fails to deal with environmentally destructive feral horses.
Aerial vision reveals feral horse nightmare in burnt-out Kosciuszko National Park
Read more »New aerial footage and eyewitness accounts from iconic Kosciuszko National Park reveals horrific fire damage and the survival of huge numbers of feral horses now pushing threatened species closer to extinction,
Volunteer firefighter calls for greater action on feral animals in bushfire zones
Read more »Volunteer firefighter and wildlife carer calls for all-out attack on feral animals in fire zones scorched by this summer’s catastrophic bushfires.
Bushfire and ferals a recipe for disaster
Read more »Efforts to save Australian wildlife from the impacts of catastrophic bushfires will fail unless the control of foxes, feral cats, horses and deer are a major part of wildlife disaster recovery plans, the Invasive Species Council warned today.
20,000 Kosciuszko horses face bushfire threat
Read more »The failure to control exploding numbers of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park raises serious animal welfare issues as the park comes under threat from bushfire.
Australian biosecurity warriors honoured in national awards
Read more »This year’s national Froggatt Awards, which are named in honour of the man who warned Australia of the dangers of releasing the cane toad into the country, have been announced.
Queensland’s Southern Downs leads fight against feral animals and weeds
Read more »Local land owners are having a real impact in the fight against feral animals and weeds as part of a pioneering scheme run by Queensland’s Southern Downs Regional Council.
