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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Calla Wahlquist

Daniel Andrews defends plan to cull feral horses as protesters rally outside state parliament

Man on horse outside Victorian parliament
Protesters against the culling of feral horses in national parks outside Victorian parliament. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Daniel Andrews has defended a decision to cull feral horses that are causing ecological damage to Victoria’s fragile Alpine ecosystems, as protesters campaigning against the planned shooting massed on the steps of state parliament.

Parks Victoria plans to remove 500 horses from the eastern Alpine region this year as part of a feral horse management plan that includes the eventual removal of all horses from Barmah national park on the Murray River and from the Bogong high plains.

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