Rehoming brumbies a key focus in Victoria's new feral horse strategy for Alps

Parks Victoria will remove the entire population of brumbies from the Bogong High Plains, and significantly increase the annual rate of removal of feral horses from the eastern Alps.

Under the new plan, aerial shooting will also be used to cull brumbies if other methods fail to remove enough feral horses to reduce their ecological impact in the alpine region.

The Victorian government today released its latest action plan to reduce feral horse impacts and better protect the Alpine National Park.

The latest survey shows there are about 5,000 feral horses in the national park.

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Article written by: Erin Somerville