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Environment
Keira Jenkins

Invasive species a dire problem for country, culture

Damage caused by feral horses at Gurrangorambla Creek in the NSW Snowy Mountains region. (HANDOUT/Invasive Species Council)

Australia must come to terms with its own history in order to tackle the impact of invasive species on country, an Indigenous environmental advocate says.

Invasive Species Council Indigenous ambassador Richard Swain said animals like feral horses, camels and cats and plants like buffel grass are having a deep, cultural impact on Indigenous people, as they destroy sacred sites and drive native creatures to extinction.

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