Feral horse carcasses rotting in Central Australian waterhole to be moved

Appeals are being made to the Northern Territory Government to stump up $200,000 for a feral animal management plan, with more emergency culls expected amid soaring temperatures.

Yesterday, a community south-east of Alice Springs voted to shift almost 100 horse carcasses from a nearby waterhole, to a location 20 kilometres away where they would not pose a biohazard risk.

The Ltyentye Apurte traditional owners and nearby council members decided to "let the sun do its work" rather than bury or burn the bodies.

Forty dead brumbies were found by Central Land Council (CLC) rangers last Friday, who were then forced to cull another 50 struggling in the area.

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