The management plan preserving 3,000 heritage brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park remains, but future feral horse decisions will now be handled by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, aligning with policies for other feral animals in the park and similar national parks. The Invasive Species Council emphasized the importance of decisive feral animal control to protect native wildlife, noting that slowing efforts leads to increased populations and welfare issues. Current surveys estimate 3,000 to 4,000 horses in the park, with complete eradication unlikely due to illegal releases and surrounding populations.

Significantly, a critically endangered long-footed potoroo was recently photographed in Kosciuszko, potentially marking the first population found in a NSW national park since the early 1990s. This nocturnal species thrives in wet, dense forests and has suffered habitat loss due to land clearing and plantations. Experts see Kosciuszko’s vast protected area and improved monitoring as hopeful for discovering more potoroos. The NSW government plans to extend its Saving our Species program to support potoroo conservation in Kosciuszko, underscoring the critical role of feral species control in protecting native biodiversity.