Greens NSW MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has called the NSW Government’s plan to give wild horses heritage status bizarre and a short term political fix for the Nationals.
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The Greens position is that wild horses need to be removed from National Parks, but cruel methods such as aerial shooting are unacceptable.
Dr Faruqi said there needed to be an investment in a genuine solution to this problem.
“There is no doubt that wild brumbies are damaging the environment and they have no place in National Parks, but we should remove them in a humane and non-lethal manner,” Dr Faruqi said.
“The Greens will not support legislation for brumbies to permanently stay in the Kosciuszko National Park. This is quite frankly a bizarre idea.”
She said the NSW Government’s idea was a short term political fix and did not seek ways to resolve an issue which significantly effected the environment, community and animal welfare.
“This is yet another example of the Nationals calling the shots on environmental policy in New South Wales leading to these absurd positions and ongoing damage to our National Parks,” she said.
“Successive Governments have kicked the can down the road by not committing the resources needed for a genuine solution to the problem that is humane and protects our environment.
“This is a complex issue that deserves more than short term political fixes. The NSW Government must finally invest in non-lethal and humane population control measures.
“The reality is we cannot shoot our way out of this problem, we need sustainable wild horse population control measures, ensuring that we protect Kosciuszko’s pristine environment.”
