May 19, 2020 Exploding feral horse population leaves BLM with staggeringly expensive problems For each animal the agency is able to place in private care, it sees $24,000 in holdings. The BLM says it has around 50,000…
April 14, 2018 Animal rights group wants feral horses listed as ‘endangered species’ “The science is crystal clear: There are no wild horses in North America, and haven’t been for 10,000 years. If we continue to allow…
January 4, 2018 Six important facts about feral horses on the range The wild horse dilemma is a very emotional issue. Horse lovers, want to expand their habitat, and ranchers and wildlife managers want to contract…
October 19, 2017 Water Wars: Feral horses and wildlife vie for scant range water resources With the presence and seasonal availability of water sources being central to the study, the researchers found that water consumption in wildlife naturally increased…
October 18, 2017 This Colorado wild horse herd enjoys great prospects, but is an exception to the rule Decades ago, ranchers with allotments in the area voluntarily withdrew their herds so the horses would have no feeding competition from cattle or sheep….
October 13, 2017 Can wild horses help solve the West’s wildfire scourge? “This plan posits the redisposition of approximately 50,000 wild horses held in BLM and USFS corrals in and around selected wilderness forest areas via…
October 9, 2017 Video: Wild horses suffer and starve without effective management Heartbreaking, painful to watch, but real and getting worse, the suffering of wild horses in some BLM management areas is at crisis levels, and…
September 27, 2017 Wild Horses in Crisis: Photos from the Rangeland Many special interest groups lay blame on the presence of other livestock on the range for its depletion. But in some of the cases…
September 1, 2017 Wild horse populations dramatically impact wildlife, face harsh realities ”Growing numbers of wild horses and burros, coupled with the increased environmental degradation caused by large populations, leads to lower vegetative quality and availability….
August 31, 2017 Wild Horse and Burro Summit uses science to tackle management dilemmas “If the current management policies continue, the impacts to fragile western rangelands, wild horses and burros, wildlife and their habitats, and humans will intensify…
