I saw a really cool tiny green ute today. No pic, I thought the owner was coming & panicked. 🙄 REALLY tiny. Made my little Subaru #Brumby #Brat look like a RAM.[1]
Could probably fit two eskies in the tray, & two not too big adults up front. Woodford station, for #BlueMountains carspotters.
[1] poetic licence, probably made it look like a Ford Ranger, they're a tad smaller than a RAM, aren't they? Look, it just looked huge in comparison. Trust me. Or not. Help, how do I turn this thing off, it
Good episode of Outside/In dealing with the problem of how to manage wild horses in the Western US - plenty of overlap with the Australian feral horse problem (mostly colonial mythologising, think Man from Snowy River versus colonial expansion into the Western US).
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RKYHygUKhPF5ezbqpzdIe?si=89fe547a85194d13
Listen to this episode from Outside/In on Spotify. Support Outside/In before February 5th, and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar! Donate $8 per month, and we’ll send you a pair of NH-made Merino wool socks from Minus33. For many, wild horses are a symbol of freedom, strength, and the American West. But to some they’re a symbol of colonialism and an ecological nuisance. Host Nate Hegyi visits a rancher on the Blackfeet Reservation, where free-ranging horses have become more plentiful than deer. They’re outcompeting cattle for forage and putting livelihoods at risk. One potential solution? Slaughter.In this episode, we dive deep into the history of eating horses – or not eating horses – and find out why this symbol of the American West is more divisive than you probably realized. Featuring: Craig Iron Pipe, Tolani Francisco, Susanna ForrestLINKSSusanna Forrest has written all about the relationship between humans and horses – from riding them to eating them. The Virginia Range wild horse herd has seen a substantial drop in population because of a fertility control campaign financed by a wild horse advocacy group. There’s some great research from the University of New Mexico that shows how the domesticated horse made its way north from tribe to tribe in the 1500s. You can learn all about how folks can adopt wild horses from the federal government here. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).Follow Outside/In on Instagram or join our private discussion group on Facebook.Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to [email protected] or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported, produced, and mixed by Nate HegyiEdited by Taylor QuimbyThe Outside/In team includes Felix Poon and Justine Paradise. Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive ProducerMusic for this episode by Blue Dot SessionsOutside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio
#Kosciuszko #nationalpark is subject to a Wild #Horse Management Plan led by the state government in a bid to reduce wild horse numbers.
There are currently over 18,800 wild horses across the national park, the goal is to reduce #brumby numbers to 3,000 by 2027.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-08/brumby-culling-in-nsw-has-long-fraught-history/102697290
Focus is again on feral horses in the highlands of the eastern states. An estimated 4,000-6,000 wild horses a year would need to be removed in order to protect species at risk of extinction
Repost from Sunday - Attached is a Four Corners episode that looks at the feral Brumby in Kosciusko National Park. I can’t help but see the parallels between climate change deniers and those who acknowledge climate change. It appears to be the right-wing deniers ignorant to environmental damage and science advocates who can see the destruction.
I for one am with the science advocates
#Brumby #WildHorseWednesday #Kosciuszko #FeralHorses #Australia
Brumby battle: The culture war over Australia’s wild horses, Kosciuszko National Park
Attached is a Four Corners episode that looks at the feral Brumby in Kosciusko National Park. I can’t help but see the parallels between climate change deniers and climate change defenders. It appears to be the right-wing deniers ignorant to environmental damage and the defenders who can see the destruction.
I for one am with the defenders
#Brumby #BrumbySunday #Kosciuszko #FeralHorses
Brumby battle: The culture war over Australia’s wild horses, Kosciuszko National Park
The Perth Mint released an Australian Brumby 1oz Gold Proof Coin in 2022, which with a mintage of 250 is no longer available
#Brumby #BrumbySunday #PerthMint #GoldCoin #Australia
https://www.perthmint.com/shop/collector-coins/coins/australian-brumby-2022-1oz-gold-proof-coin/
Aussie as the Akubra Hat, a Driza-Bone or Blundstone boots the Brumby is iconic to Australia. Considered an introduced pest in many areas, you can’t help but wonder at their majesty
The video Brumby Horse Run Wild gives a great overview of the wild horse in Australia © Sky Visuals 1990
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