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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Australia approves aerial culling of wild horses after banning it more than two decades ago

Associated Press

Australia has approved the culling of wild horses by aerial shooting in one of its largest national parks, reviving a banned practice in an attempt to protect the native wildlife.

The population of wild horses – locally known as brumbies – has increased by a third in the last two years to over 19,000 in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales.

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