NSW Wildlife Service Suspends Wild Brumby Cull Ahead of Trial

Brumbies in a New South Wales national park will live to see another day after an emergency injunction was lodged with the environment court.

NSW Wildlife Service Suspends Wild Brumby Cull Ahead of Trial

TL;DR

  • NPWS has suspended wild horse culling in Yuraygir National Park.
  • A legal application was filed by advocate Carmen Jackson with the NSW Land and Environment Court.
  • The application sought to prevent a four-day aerial culling event.
  • The advocate's argument is based on the belief that the management plan does not permit culling and lists trapping as the method.
  • The case was heard as an emergency matter.