Governing bodies use the word "feral" to inject hate into people's hearts, and it seems to be working on a lot of people who are so narrow minded to think that Brumbies are the real threat to our environment.

Though, because they don't have the impact of government projects like Snowy 2.0 shoved down their throats in the same way, those people turn a blind eye to the impacts that are really threatening native species and causing the most damage by a long shot.

They have become so focused on population quotas, management objectives and lapping up what they are told, that they have forgotten what those numbers actually represent.

They are mothers, foals, family groups. Individuals who experience fear, comfort, curiosity and connection, just as every other sentient animal does.

No different to various groups of humans in history who were an inconvenience to those in power, and so, slaughtered just for existing.