Warin wrote:And carp, rabbits, foxes. And lantana, privet... etc.
These along with deer are also a problem but I did not include them as they were not domestic animals which had escaped or had been released.
crollsurf wrote:After driving along tarmac roads in there 1 and half tonne vehicles, as they sit on manicured grass and start their fire 200klm from home and half a world away from there ancestral lands. Taking their plastic wrapped food from their plastic backpacks, a hard days walking past powerlines, dams and firetrails, old mining works as jetliners fly overhead. As they check there phone, hoping there is tower nearby, It's time to contemplate and come to the realisation:
"It's the Horses that are the problem..."
Of course humans have done more damage and the feral human argument always pops up. You still need to argue why horses have any more right to be in the park than dogs, cats and pigs. All animals released or escaped and entitled to the same heritage factor applied to horses. In reality there is no way they can get rid of all the horses in KNP so you will get more than a 100 but a level of control has been suggested. On the other hand, BHP horses will be totally eradicated or at least that is the aim. We are always open to suggestions about controlling feral humans but if the bleeding hearts won't let you shoot a horse then what chance do we have controlling humans. All we can do is consider our own impact and adjust accordingly.