The Latest Breaking News from Kosciuszko National park

New species of butterfly identified as spotted trident-blue, native to ACT and parts of Kosciuszko National Park

The spotted trident-blue butterfly was first photographed in 2017, but has only just been formally identified.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

The little frog facing big challenges

There's a small glimmer of hope for the critically endangered southern corroboree frog.

The Canberra Times · Mar 24, 2023

Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park rebuilt after Black Summer bushfires

Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park was among historic buildings destroyed in the Black Summer bushfires, but a descendant of the original builder, who shares the same name, is helping to resurrect the shelter.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

They went from plague levels to near extinction, but now the bogongs are back

On the brink of extinction just a matter of years ago, encouraging numbers of bogong moths have been spotted in the Brindabellas and Kosciuszko National Park

The Canberra Times · Nov 25, 2022

Charlotte Pass ski resort fined by NSW EPA for polluting creek in Kosciuszko National Park

A resort's failure to properly maintain and operate its sewage treatment plant led to 14 million litres of partially-treated sewage being leaked into a national park.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Snowy 2.0 power lines clearing ‘will despoil’ long swathe of Kosciuszko national park, wildlife groups say

‘It’s like putting in a transmission line over the Opera House,’ says National Parks Association of NSW

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022

Shooting of wild horses at Kosciuszko National Park halts amid review into management plan

Wild horse advocates raise concerns about the method of killing horses, but the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service says the cull was according to the "highest animal welfare standards".

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

NSW Environment Minister asks for an evaluation of wild horse management plan in Kosciuszko National Park

The NSW Environment Minister has called for an evaluation into the implementation of a wild horse management plan in the Snowy Mountains, following the discovery of horses shot dead in Kosciuszko National Park.

ABC News · Sep 16, 2022

Search for missing skier in Kosciuszko National Park enters third day

Police say a 23-year-old Canberra man missing in Kosciuszko National Park has limited supplies with him as a search enters its third day.

ABC News · Sep 5, 2022

Emergency services search for missing back-country skier in Kosciuszko National Park

Emergency services have resumed a search this morning for a missing back-country skier in Kosciuszko National Park.

ABC News · Sep 4, 2022