Urgent call to fence off Kosciuszko creek to save endangered fish | p_hannam
The remaining habitat of a critically endangered freshwater fish in the Kosciuszko National Park needs to be fenced off urgently to protect it from feral horses, scientists and campaigners say.
Mark Lintermans, a fisheries ecologist with the university, said invasive trout had reduced the galaxias' range to a short stretch of the creek.However, rising numbers of brumbies meant there were now about 50 crossings on that section. Pressure to reconsider the heritage status of the horses will be revived when Parliament resumes after this weekend's election.
Labor's environment spokeswoman Penny Sharpe said a Daley government would repeal the act and boost resources to cut horse numbers and repair water catchment damage.
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