Australia sends in helicopters to shoot wild horses from the air to protect 'indigenous plants'

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Helicopters will be sent in to shoot wild horses from the air under a controversial culling scheme in Australia.

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Authorities in New South Wales are preparing to launch the controversial programme in the Snowy Mountains region this week.The brumbies, as the feral horses are known locally, have been classified as an invasive species by the state Government.But animal welfare campaigners have denounced the programme as "completely barbaric".Kosciuszko National Park will serve as the focal point for the equine air strike operation.The mountainous parkland spans around 2,700 square miles of rugged alpine terrain.Brumbies have roamed this landscape for over 200 years, descended from horses that escaped or were abandoned by early European settlers.The animals first reached Australian shores aboard the First Fleet in 1788.They subsequently became integral to the nation's frontier expansion and became Australian icons in their own right.The animals feature prominently in literature and cinema,...

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