Effects of wildfire smoke claim life of wild horse heroine
Laura J. Simpson put up a courageous 10-month battle fighting the effects of the Klamathon wildfire in California.
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Author: William E. Simpson
Wildfires, forests and soils: Balancing act in restoring the ecosystem
The best science shows that restoring the herbivory results in cooler wildfires which can benefit forest and grassland ecosystems as well as soils.
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Are sanctuaries an acceptable solution for “excess” wild horses?
Bill Simpson feels that sanctuaries for wild horse management are at best “a band-aid”.
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After fires, unsung heroine of wild horses in life-threatening battle
Wildfire smoke likely cause of autoimmune mediated neurodegenerative disease that has struck down Laura Simpson.
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“The Mustang”: Movie sheds light on equine therapy and wild horses
There are certainly other more compelling (dramatic) social issues that are positively affected by equine therapy.
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Foal’s short life the high price of freedom for wild horses
“When I see a vibrant adult [wild horse], I truly appreciate that it has survived some very tough odds.
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How wild horses deal with death and grief: A rare insight
“We were intruding on a hallowed ritual, each of these beautiful sentient beings were bidding Pixie goodbye.”
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The power of the horse: We’re only just beginning to understand
Horses, especially wild horses, have many abilities that humans are just beginning to understand, document and most importantly, explain to others, writes Bill Simpson.
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Wild horses may soon have their day as BLM begins wildfire ground fuel abatement test
Using wild horses to graze grasslands to help reduce wildfire risk may not be too far in the future, as the BLM starts a project using cattle.
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Latest science highlights wild horse over-population myth and mismanagement
Wildlife ecologist Craig C. Downer has just completed a study on wild horses in Oregon and their management on publicly owned land.
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Wild horses: Are they being managed to extinction?
For wild horses in their natural environment, it really is survival of the fittest.
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The many powers of wild horses: Is it all in the genetics?
Through extensive selective breeding, desired characteristics and traits were greatly amplified while other known and unknown characteristics and traits were diminished and in some cases are likely lost in the new breeds.
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Call for horse grazing pilot study to explore wildfire mitigation
A pilot study seems logical if wild horses were carefully allocated into deer-depleted areas in and around remote forest areas with difficult terrain and access issues.
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Fire grazing: Why wild horses can do better than cattle in wildfire battle
“By altering the quantity and distribution of fuel supplies, large herbivores can shape the frequency, intensity, and spatial distribution of fires across a landscape.”
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Renowned wildlife ecologist and author endorses ‘Wild Horse Fire Brigade’
Bill Simpson gets together with Craig Downer to delve into the many issues swirling around America’s wild horses and burros.
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Are horses as smart as humans?
Some scientists have said that horses have the intelligence of 12-year old humans. Imagine how they feel as they are run ragged by helicopters and other inhumane herding techniques.
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Environmental groups “completely off-base” in protecting natural resources
Since the transition to the ‘green movement’s’ methods of managing public forests in the 1990s, we are in fact actually losing many millions of acres of forest annually to catastrophic wildfire.
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Congressman points wild horse fire control plan to BLM and US Forest Service
Kudos to local legislators and citizens who are seeking genuine solutions to our shared nightmare of wildfires in the US.
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Wild horses and resource management: Is government looking the other way?
Our natural resources (and very society) are now at risk by the inaction of some legislators and the willful wrongful actions of others.
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Wild horses, wildfire and wildlife: An overlooked ecological imbalance
The new breed of super-hot wildfires are actually quite simple to understand and to explain.
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