Multilevel structure of horse society revealed in drone-based study
Evidence of units, unit association, and stable positioning among units strongly indicates a multilevel structure in horse society, researchers report.
Read moreEvidence of units, unit association, and stable positioning among units strongly indicates a multilevel structure in horse society, researchers report.
Read moreA virtual screening of the pilot episode of “Wild Lands Wild Horses” is being held, exploring the beautiful yet politically complicated lives of America’s wild horses.
Read moreIt is 50 years since the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (WFHBA) was passed. What is happening on the rangelands, where wild horse numbers have been driven down, is the opposite of what the Act intends, writes wildlife ecologist Craig Downer.
Read moreMankind and all of our technology cannot duplicate the symbiotic value that wild horses provide to plants and grasses on remote wildfire-prone wilderness landscapes.
Read moreWildlife ecologist Craig Downer will discuss reserve design and fertility control in wild horses, hosted by Australia’s Brumby Action Group.
Read moreShort films highlight the plight of North America’s mustangs during the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival.
Read moreResearchers used a drone to lead free-roaming horses into a corral, and it worked. They say it may provide a lower-stress, more repeatable option of capturing feral horses.
Read moreAccording to one scholar, “there is scant evidence of fire in much of Australia until the megafauna disappeared after the humans arrived”.
Read moreAs the US Senate considers a $102 million proposal to reduce wild horse numbers in the west, wildlife ecologist Craig Downer makes a plea for urgent action to save the mustang herds.
Read moreMustangs from 2019 BLM Challis roundup arrive at their new home at Wild Love Preserve in central Idaho.
Read moreProtocol should lead to significant advances in the field of wild animal welfare, researchers say.
Read moreThis year would have been the 95th swim by the famous herd, but the auction will still go ahead.
Read moreGenetic tests run on 100 feral horses show a diverse population.
Read moreSystem provides strict monitoring of health and welfare on a daily basis and, if necessary, allows for an instant reaction from caretakers in emergencies.
Read moreBrumbies can harmoniously adapt and co-exist with native Australian fauna and flora. We people just have to give them the chance to show us how it’s done.
Read moreThe use of the contraceptive agent PZP can seriously compromise the natural adaptation of wild horses. This subverts the true intent of the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, passed in 1971 to safeguard the animals, writes Craig Downer.
Read morePassage of two bills include major victories for animals, including horses and burros, says HSUS president and chief executive Kitty Block.
Read moreNew documentary takes viewers into the field to discover the ecological importance of wild horses and burros as “keystone species” that restore and maintain native biodiversity, benefiting many interrelated plants and animals.
Read more“We and other parties set aside our differences to secure the long-term future of wild horses and burros.”
Read moreRenowned wildlife ecologist Craig Downer questions the latest plan put forward by the US Senate seeking a reduction in wild horses and burro numbers.
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