NSW Government
Environment and Heritage

Managing wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park

Maintaining the balance between protecting the park and the heritage value of wild horses is a complex task.

Fire regrowth, Kosciuszko National Park
Vegetation regrowth after bushfire in Kosciuszko National Park.
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW
Main Range walk alpine herbfields, Kosciuszko National Park
Main Range walk alpine herbfields, Kosciuszko National Park.
Credit: E Sheargold/DPE
Amending the management plan

The Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan has been amended to authorise aerial shooting as a control method.

Anemone Buttercup (Ranunculus anemoneus)
Anemone Buttercup (Ranunculus anemoneus).
Credit: Gavin Phillips/DPE
Managing wild horse impacts

Protecting the environmental and cultural values of Kosciuszko National Park.

Alpine stream Ramshead Range above Thredbo
Alpine stream Ramshead Range above Thredbo.
Credit: E Sheargold/DPE
Tracking the wild horse population

National Parks and Wildlife Service uses scientific surveys to reliably estimate Kosciuszko National Park’s wild horse population.

Sunburst, regrowth after fire, Alpine Way Kosciuszko National Park
Sunburst, regrowth after fire, Alpine Way Kosciuszko National Park .
Credit: Murray Vanderveer
Implementing the 2021 wild horse management plan

National Parks and Wildlife Service undertakes control of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park.

Kosciuszko Summit, Kosciuszko National Park
Kosciuszko Summit, Kosciuszko National Park .
Credit: J Spencer/DPE
Kosciuszko Community Wild Horse Advisory Panel

The panel advises on managing a sustainable wild horse population in Kosciuszko National Park.

Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko walk, alpine stream
Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko walk, alpine stream.
Credit: E Sheargold/DPE
Rehoming wild horses

The Wild Horse Rehoming Program has recommenced.