Minimise transport and holding for captured horses prior to transport. Mares and dependent foals are not separated. assessed as potentially suitable for rehoming, captured horses that can be transported humanely will be made available for rehoming by appropriately skilled horse rehoming groups. A horse once received by the relevant horse group or person becomes the property of that group or person. If transport conditions and distances are likely to result in poor welfare outcomes for horses, horses are not suitable for rehoming or in ill health, or there is no rehoming opportunity available, these horses may need to be humanely put down at capture sites. Where possible, carcasses of horses will be removed from capture sites and disposed of appropriately (possibly by burial). Location-based control and removal methods 2. Where and how horses will be managed. Control location Management Priority Management approach objective Control Removal Areas not currently Prevention 1 In the of a new Captured horses will be occupied by wild horses feral horse incursion, offered for rehoming if horses will be safe and humane removed using transport is possible. trapping or other capture methods. Bogong High Plains Remove all horses. 2 Trapping Captured horses will be Limit potential offered for rehoming if into Bogong safe and humane High Plains. transport is possible. Cobungra populations Removal/Containment. 3 Trapping Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if Prevent spread back safe and humane into BHP. transport is possible. Eastern Alps Asset Protection 2-3 Trapping, Captured horses will be populations (see sub supplemented by offered for rehoming if population descriptions potential mustering safe and humane in suitable locations. transport is possible. Eastern Alps: Davies Asset protection 2 Trapping, potentially Captured horses will be Plain through reduced horse supplemented by offered for rehoming if abundance. mustering in suitable safe and humane locations. transport is possible. Eastern Alps: Nunniong protection 3 The open, relatively Captured horses will be (State Forest) through reduced horse flat terrain of the offered for rehoming if abundance. Nunniong area and safe and humane good access make it transport is possible. a suitable location for an initial mustering trial. Trapping will also be used.
Minimise transport and holding for captured horses prior to transport. Mares and dependent foals are not separated. assessed as potentially suitable for rehoming, captured horses that can be transported humanely will be made available for rehoming by appropriately skilled horse rehoming groups. A horse once received by the relevant horse group or person becomes the property of that group or person. If transport conditions and distances are likely to result in poor welfare outcomes for horses, horses are not suitable for rehoming or in ill health, or there is no rehoming opportunity available, these horses may need to be humanely put down at capture sites. Where possible, carcasses of horses will be removed from capture sites and disposed of appropriately (possibly by burial). Location-based control and removal methods 2. Where and how horses will be managed. Control location Management objective Priority Management approach Control Removal Areas not currently occupied by wild horses Prevention 1 In the of a new feral horse incursion, horses will be removed using trapping or other capture methods. Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if safe and humane transport is possible. Bogong High Plains Remove all horses. Limit potential into Bogong High Plains. 2 Trapping Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if safe and humane transport is possible. Cobungra populations Removal/Containment. Prevent spread back into BHP. 3 Trapping Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if safe and humane transport is possible. Eastern Alps populations (see sub population descriptions Asset Protection 2-3 Trapping, supplemented by potential mustering in suitable locations. Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if safe and humane transport is possible. Eastern Alps: Davies Plain Asset protection through reduced horse abundance. 2 Trapping, potentially supplemented by mustering in suitable locations. Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if safe and humane transport is possible. Eastern Alps: Nunniong (State Forest) protection through reduced horse abundance. 3 The open, relatively flat terrain of the Nunniong area and good access make it a suitable location for an initial mustering trial. Trapping will also be used. Captured horses will be offered for rehoming if safe and humane transport is possible.
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