How wild horses sparked a culture war in Australia
A long-delayed brumby cull is proving controversial
Brumbies are romantic creatures. Australia’s wild horses, descended from the steeds of early settlers, roam the continent’s highest ranges, the Australian Alps. Synonymous with whip-cracking stockmen of yesteryear, they are celebrated in poetry and on a banknote. So when the state of New South Wales culled some brumbies in 2022, it provoked such outrage that park rangers were threatened with firebombing.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “They shoot horses”
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