Feral horses in NSW should be culled using aerial shooting, Senate inquiry says

State laws protecting brumbies from culling have led to a growing population damaging the environment in the Australian Alps, committee says

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A Senate inquiry has called on the New South Wales government to use aerial shooting to cull the growing number of feral horses damaging the environment in the Australian Alps.

The report, backed by Labor, Greens and independent senators, also recommended the Albanese government develop a national plan to limit the impact of about 25,000 feral horses in the high country, and boost funding to states and territories to improve alpine environment protection.

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