NSW National Parks rangers trial body cameras as feral horse control programs prompt threats

Rangers in Kosciuszko National Park are receiving threats of physical violence and intimidation online, the public sector union says. (Supplied: Public Service Association)

Threats and intimidation against park rangers involved in feral horse control programs are forcing NSW National Parks and Wildlife staff to wear body cameras similar to the devices worn by police.

The Public Service Association union has given evidence to a federal parliamentary inquiry into the impacts and management of feral horses in the Australian alps.