Category: Nature NSW

Is Capture and Rehoming a Solution?

Posted by on in Spring 2026Leave a comment

By Paddy Paterson 

Introduction 

One thing that seems to be absent from recent discussions of horse population management is any knowledge of how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ rehoming is as a solution to numbers of wild horses.   Wild horse herds double in size every 4-5 years, so obviously the offtake/harvest rate needs to match that to keep the numbers steady.  To reduce numbers, even more need to be removed. 

How useful is capture/rehoming in managing numbers?  I will restrict my comments to National Parks and similar.  As each jurisdiction manages and reports differently, this short article will be only semi-quantitative. 

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Two springtime ‘instant hits’ that will encourage wildlife in your garden

Posted by on in Spring 2026Leave a comment

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

Spring is the perfect time to prep your backyard to attract and support local wildlife. Particularly if you have already built a welcoming spring habitat by planting local native flowers to attract pollinators and provide fresh water sources with sticks and rocks.

I’ve already noticed the noisy miners collecting small twigs from my garden to build their nests so I thought I would write an article for NPA about two coconut fibre ‘instant hits’ that can encourage possums and birds to your yards.

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Great Southern Walk to be completed by the end of the year

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Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

In June 2021, the NSW Government announced the Great Southern Walk, a 67 km track that stretches from Sydney’s south to the Illawarra. It will allow people to walk from Kamay Botany Bay National Park through Royal National Park and into the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area.

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Impact of Fencing Wire, Fishing Gear, and Netting on Wildlife Entanglements in NSW

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Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

Our wildlife can get entangled in structures such as fencing and netting and cause injury or mortality. While these structures may be in place to restrict the movement of stock or prevent access to fruit trees, their presence can also result in non-target animals becoming entangled. Recently, people from the NSW DCCEEW looked at the wildlife rescue data and here is what they found.

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Who’s that Forest?

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Gary Dunnett, CEO NPA NSW

Anyone who has been part of conservation campaigning will know that one of the first challenges is settling upon a name.  There are often assumptions and aspirations embedded in the choice of a preferred ‘brand’, and how it is interpreted by others can have profound implications for how community and government respond to a campaign.

All of which is highly relevant to NPA’s current proposals for new forest parks.  The purpose of this article is to explain the ‘brands’ that are being used in our north and south coasts campaigns.

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