Got walking shoes and a camera? You can help Reclaim Kosci this summer.
The Reclaim Kosci campaign would like bushwalkers to help record sightings of feral horses, pigs and deer in Kosciuszko and nearby areas – especially areas which have been previously considered horse-free or low density. These areas include the Main Range from Mt Kosciuszko north to Mt Selwyn, parts of the lower Snowy, Bimberi Nature Reserve, and parts of Namadgi.
Reclaim Kosci want to see if the horses’ range is expanding and need photos of animals, dung, or other evidence such as crystal-clear hoofprints or pig-rooted soil, with locations and dates, taken this summer or in the past.
Please email photos to Linda Groom or, even better, join the iNaturalist project and upload them through the citizen science app iNaturalist. More information on how to contribute, plus downloadable maps, can be found here.
Some parts of Kosciuszko and Namadgi are closed for fire recovery. Please check the NPWS and ACT Parks web sites for up-to-date information.
Questions? Visit our website for full details or email project co-ordinator Linda Groom at lindagroom@invasives.org.au
