Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales declare war on the overpopulation of so-called brumbies. The number of wild horses must be reduced from 19,000 to 3,000 and native species must be protected.
Penny Sharpe, the state’s environmental protection minister, defended the controversial measure, saying other methods had had little success.
“We must take action”
“No one wants to kill wild horses.” But the number of brumbies alone threatens ‘native species and the entire ecosystem’. “We have to take action.”
Horses originally imported by settlers
Brumbies are originally domesticated horses that were imported from Europe during the colonization of Australia in the 18th century, but then released by the colonists when they no longer needed them – or simply ran away. Opponents of the shooting say wild horses are now part of Australia’s history.
Up to 400,000 Brumbies across Australia
However, conservationists consider the animals a nuisance because they reproduce far too quickly, damaging the ecosystem and destroying the habitat of rare native animals and continually multiplying. According to the environmental group Invasive Species Council, up to 400,000 brumbies live in Australia today.
Source: Krone
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