'Wilful disregard': Scientist quits NSW panel over wild horses bill

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Fallout from the Berejiklian government's plan to protect wild horses in NSW's largest national park has begun, with a leading ecologist quitting a key panel citing a "wilful disregard" for science.

David Watson, an ecology professor at Charles Sturt University, resigned his membership on the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee following the passage late on Wednesday of a bill granting "heritage" status to feral horses in the Kosciuszko National Park.

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Environmental Protection