A member of a small herd of Brumbies, affectionally named 'the welcoming committee' by local horse watchers, rests in deep snow in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park.Brook Mitchell/Getty Images The ...

Australia has approved the culling of wild horses by aerial shooting in one of its largest national parks, reviving a banned practice in an attempt to protect the native wildlife. The population of ...

Officials in New South Wales say they've authorized the shooting of wild horses from helicopters. They've been given a task of eliminating some 14,000 wild horses at a national park in four years.

Opinions are split over the removal of special protections for wild horses living in the Australian Alps, which some say threatens the identity of the region.

Australia approved on Friday the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as "essential" to protect ...

This post was updated April 22 at 9:23 p.m. It’s easy to lose sight of untouched nature in a city like Los Angeles. Helicopters and airplanes often look like birds, freedom from traffic often seems ...

The Australian government plans to kill wild horses by shooting them from the air. "There are simply too many wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park," an environment official said. About 19,000 wild ...