Feral horses
A summary of research on the impact of feral horses on Kosciuszko National Park since 2018.
This evidence brief summarises research on the impact of feral horses on Kosciuszko National Park and developments in science policy since 2018. Social and political developments are also discussed briefly to provide context.
The Australian Academy of Science hosted Feral horse impacts: the Kosciuszko science conference in 2018 to showcase and communicate the science of feral horse impacts in Kosciuszko National Park.
The issues raised in 2018 with feral horses in the national parks are still present and the vulnerability of Kosciuszko National Park to feral horse impacts was exacerbated by the extreme bushfires of the 2019–20 season.
