I'm a Wildlife Filmmaker from Australia, specialising in alpine and expedition filmmaking. For years I've enjoyed adventuring and filming the landscapes and animals I encounter, and my passion is trying to capture some of the wonder in the natural world to bring it home to share with family, friends, and the rest of the world.
While this started in Australia, my travels have taken me abroad, all the way to the other side of the world to give myself a broader range of climates, geography and wildlife to capture. So follow along to see what we can find!
It is hard to believe the NSW and federal Grubberment are murdering these beautiful wild horses. They just want Kosciusko as a playground for the rich. 😡😡😡
Beautiful video of our Brumbies what a shame the National Parks and Government are shooting these incredible horses right now and horses meant to be rehoused have been Slaughtered in a illegal slaughter house in Wagga Wagga. And yet nothing has been done to stop this cruel act Australia day of shame
What's the latest news with the National Sparks & Wildfire Service's planned aerial cull? When we removed the sand brumbies from Kgari, the island's ecology took a dive and we spent the next twenty years trying to recover it. And those deliberately ignorant fools _still_ want us to endanger a unique alpine breed that _doesn't_ cause real damage to the Snowy River headwaters without a single thought being given to the _actual_ culprits hiding in those grasses??? Oh, they _say_ they're trying to preserve Kosciusko National Park's natural ecology... but they've yet to establish any proof that the brumbies are causing ecological damage. No, what's causing the most damage is mismanagement of an otherwise sustainable population of nomadic feral horses across the massive range Kosciusko's surrounding area provides. _Restricting_ them to the headwaters, not _allowing_ them to roam ought to have been the first and last mistake when NPWS took over land management from the locals. If I were a cynical man, and I am, I'd say this has been a case of deliberate mismanagement because somebody stands to gain from the annihilation of the breed, whatever damage that does to our national heritage around Snowy River.
It’s so wrong to demonize these wonderful highly evolved presences, to over magnify their effects and cast them in a negative way whilst ignoring all that is positive about their being here and conducive to a harmonious and enhanced life community. How would people like to be so treated, singled out for denigrating and mercilessly slaughtered?!
Brumies belong to where they are, they are heritage, culture, icon and history to Australia. They are Aussie icon, helping to regain nature after natural disaster and protecting other animal species and humans, without them we have not identity and biologically is impossible to reproduce to thousands. Most important they help to rehabilitate children and adults with physical or intellectual difficulties. They need and have the right to live, we need them as part of our lifes.
The Brumbys would actually HELP to fertilise the soil and help with regrowth after the devastating wildfires of 2020. Other introduced species are creating havoc with the environment - however - government spruiking of 1,000's of Brumbies is SO INCORRECT and no matter...NO ANIMAL should be slaughtered/murdered by bullets from so called trained marksmen from helicopters or planes. NEEDLESS SENSELESS MURDER. Peace..let the brumbies live.
thank you Remy for such a wonderful film. I know what you mean about the debate, it is an internal conflict for me. I understand the implications for our parks but I can't help but love the beauty of them and especially the moment of watchfulness when they see you from a distance. . It was wonderful to see so many of the brums that we see on our trips out there. I love the fact that you have shared some of the behaviors, makes more sense now as to what we have seen when photographing them.
Let's help these horses, their ancestors carried us through the Gallipoli war. They should be protected as our national heritage, not the emu or kangaroo❤
Well about as indigenous as deer, foxes and rats. They damage our rare alpine areas and threaten the native species which are actually indigenous and predated horses in this region for thousands of years
@@harry.4.2.0 rubbish---- they been here so long they are too native--- bushfires do far more damage, and people in 4wds even more, im not against some type of humane culling--- but ive seen first hand what a horse shot from a helicopter is like, its jumping all around the place and most have their backs or guts blown out and die over days--- very very few are head shot
@@666dualsport but they still cause damage by trampling the ground and waterways. And no they are not native and I'd rather personally protect the native species that have been here for thousands of years, not just a few hundred since they escaped in colonial times.
Don't ever say things like they are not Native either are you blokes, i know who i wont there and its not National parks or.you as every thing you know about this country you got from us ,Your doin the same thing to the horses as.you done to first nations people to suit you and ya eyes ,Leave these innocent horses with no dictionary ALONE
Kill them wipe them out .have no place in Australia like foxes cats wild dogs just give them some carrots with a bit of spice for compost Hunter Valley wild horses are shot wots the issue maybe 1000 wild dogs could join the horses some wild pigs to stuff the country up their goes the wildlife bring the army wipe them out. Why do horses get more protection than pig's or cats it's abo country before white man abos take your land back fuck these horses show some balls
Hello, do you have any tips for working with horses there. I would like to know if ranches exist in this magnificent region? Do they work cattle with horses? thanks !
Hi! There are a few Brumby foundations around Kosciuszko National Park that try to capture, retrain and rehome the Brumbies as a means of promoting their good nature and saving them from being culled. I imagine some of them do go on to do cattle work!
I remember when we asked the horses and they said yeah we will fight for you. Sure would rather protect the native species which are actually unique to the world.
I'm a descendant of people who fought in a war. Where is my medal? It is ridiculous to want to protect these because the had something to do with horses that went into battle.
Most people don't give a shit Australia is not like it use to be .the people in numbers can stop this culling.but there's to many do gooders that don't care .the only ferrels are the politicians I hate them .
It's a pity that you focus on introduced species. Apart from the horses, the only aquatic species you mention are brown and rainbow trout which, along with the horses, threaten native fish like the Stocky Galaxias and Alpine Spiny Crays.
WHAT ABSOLUTE RUBBISH ! THE HORSES HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS ! SO IT OK FOR JOE FROM THE CITY TO GO FOUR WHEEL DRIVING THERE IS IT ! ! RUBBISH ! THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS ARE NOT HARMING ANYTHING OR ANYONE ! I LOVE GODS EARTH BUT SOME GO TO FAR ! GO HUG ANOTHER TREE AND LEAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS IN PEACE ! MICHAEL IN MELBOURNE 👍❤️
I love how passionate you are about animals I really do, unfortunately I feel like you are misguided by emotion, horses are beautiful creatures however they not native to these lands, no one is saying horses are evil or deserve to be mistreated however native animals deserve priority in conservation, that is the global norm and you can research on multiple platforms why horses as beautiful as they are belong on farms and not in open meadows, they are Pets not wild animals
@@kyle-le7em KYLE You are WRONG ! tell me do you own a Four Wheel Drive and want the horses gone so you can go and rip up the COUNTRY SIDE ! Of course these Horses who have been running wild for over 150 years deserve better and protection and those who dis believe this don’t have souls ! These are Gods creatures ! REMEMBER THAT And are not jus PETS ! Please put your glasses on and get a grip of reality ! MICHAEL IN MELBOURNE 👍❤️
@kyle-le7em Your not native to it either bloke and either is ya parks management and killing government This is exactly what you did to us first nation people, We have no problem with the horses being there rather them there then you
@@harry.4.2.0 You probably drive a four wheel drive and rip up the country side ! Bet you live in the city and don’t understand about these beautiful animals ! They have been around with our indigenous people since time began ! You get a grip and understand how beautiful these horses are ! Take a trip into our high country and leave your toy at home and look at there beauty ! You have no idea! Leave these glorious horses alone ! It’s people like you and there thoughts we don’t need! I sure you vote Greens ! Say NO MORE ! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎
. @kyle-le7em So ignorant of modern science Kyle. Micheal is 100% correct - and YOU need to stop being an entitled human hypocrite! YOU also need to do some REAL research - David Bermans 2023 research concluded that horse impact is very minor % of the collective damage of humans, pigs, deer and horses, you might also discover that large herbivores such as horses and burros, along with Apex predators are now being reintroduced to restore the ecosystems they were once removed from. Catch up - the world is evolving!
I have spent much time up there just this last year, and I have personally seen hundreds. Not always, as the park is vast but when you see one there is often many more. Encounters aren't always as pleasant as yours seem to have been. We can argue that they are wild but they will need generations more to become truly wild from their domestication. As many comments have said, this land is not made for them and their hard hooves, and they are having a significant ecological impact. One thing I can say about this video though Remy is that I thoroughly appreciate your efforts and your skills. There is no argument, these are beautiful creatures, and this environment is one where they have adapted reasonably well. They do not truly belong where they are but where else can they possibly go...
