▁cattle . ▁This ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁high ▁fatal ities ▁among ▁domestic ▁populations , ▁causing ▁many ▁far mers ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁fer al ▁horses . ▁ ▁Like ▁all ▁liv est ock , ▁Br umb ies ▁can ▁carry ▁the ▁par as ite ▁C rypt os por id ium ▁par v um , ▁which ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁serious ▁g astro enter itis ▁in ▁people ▁drink ing ▁cont amin ated ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁ ▁Population ▁management ▁▁ ▁Although ▁poor ▁management ▁of ▁fer al ▁horses ▁may ▁pose ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁and ▁environmental ▁threat ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁Australia , ▁their ▁management ▁is ▁made ▁difficult ▁by ▁issues ▁of ▁feas ibility ▁and ▁public ▁concern . ▁Currently , ▁management ▁attempts ▁vary , ▁as ▁fer al ▁horses ▁are ▁considered ▁p ests ▁in ▁some ▁states , ▁such ▁as ▁South ▁Australia , ▁but ▁not ▁others , ▁including ▁Queensland . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁controvers y ▁over ▁removal ▁of ▁Br umb ies ▁from ▁National ▁Park s . ▁The ▁primary ▁argument ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁Br umb ies ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁impact ▁on ▁frag ile ▁e cos ystem s ▁and ▁damage ▁and ▁destroy ▁end anger ed ▁native ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una . ▁ ▁Public ▁concern ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁issue ▁in ▁control ▁efforts ▁ ▁as ▁many ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁Br umb ies , ▁including ▁the ▁Ab original ▁people , ▁who ▁believe ▁fer al ▁horses ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁Other ▁horse ▁interest ▁groups ▁res ent ▁the ▁lab elling ▁of ▁horses ▁as ▁“ fer al ” ▁and ▁are