Biologist Raises Alarm Over Brumbies as Horse Cull Pauses
More than 1,000 brumbies were shot in a single month in NSW, prompting concerns from a scientist that some may have suffered before dying.
TL;DR
- Locals near Mount Kosciuszko are finding wild horses that allegedly died in agony during a government cull.
- The NSW government lists wild horses (brumbies) as pests detrimental to the region's ecosystem.
- A current cull of wild horses has been paused for a population survey.
- A wildlife biologist described the campaign against the horses as "so very ugly."