Brumby Horses, Vanishing Fish, and the Fight for Local Control
8/11/2026 Shows ↗ (Jump To Original Content)
Trent Loos welcomes Councilor Ingrid and Andrew Thaler from Australia for a hard-hitting episode of Across the Pond. Andrew breaks down the fight over brumby horse eradication in Australian national parks, where officials are pushing herd numbers below a legally protected limit despite a court injunction against cruelty. He links weak support from animal rights groups to a bigger political agenda targeting human access to public land and food production. The talk moves to the near extinction of the Stocky Galaxus fish, questionable government horse population estimates, and how drones spook wild herds while planes don't. The episode wraps with a strong call for everyday people to step up into local government roles.
