Wild horse numbers boom in Kosciuszko National Park under controversial new legal protections

Wild horses running through Australia's alpine country are booming in numbers under new legal protections handed to them by the New South Wales Government.

Survey data collected by the Australian Alps Liaison Committee shows the horse population has more than doubled in just five years, again raising suggestions they should be culled.

According to the survey, the number of horses has grown from an estimated 9,187 in 2014, to 25,318 in 2019.

That amounts to a growth rate of 23 per cent per annum, despite ongoing drought conditions.

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Article written by: Tom Lowrey