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Restoring the true intent of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a worthy goal whose time has come now. The herds need to be restored to genetically viable levels in corresponding habitats to enable long-term viability.
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“The facility currently holds 2500 horses … in close quarters — if they were not penned, it is entirely possible that the pathogen would’ve not spread nearly as quickly.”
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The outbreak at the BLM’s Wild Horse Corrals in Cañon City, Colorado, began on April 23, and the toll continues to rise.
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Officials are working to identify the cause of the contagious disease sweeping through the Colorado holding facility.
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The Wild Horse Freedom Rally is taking place in all 50 US states simultaneously, on April 23.
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“The tension and the drama for me just felt completely symbolic of the challenges these horses face in the American West today, where they basically are under permanent threat of roundup and their land has invariably been cleared for the cattle industry.”
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Wildlife expert fears the first removals of wild horses from Arizona’s Apache National Forest area could be “the beginning of the end” for the mustangs.
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The US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has announced that western states federal grazing fees will be $1.35 per head month for 2022, unchanged from 2021.
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The American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) is supporting Brooke USA in its efforts to combat the ejiao trade.
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Researchers in study conducted in famous national park propose that priority be given to removal of horses and deer from elevations above 1500m.
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“We want to reinterpret some parts of history in terms of the power that some civilisations may have had over others thanks to horses.”
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“Mustangs & Renegades”, a documentary series about the plight of wild horses and burros on North America’s rangelands, is airing free on the Rumble platform.
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“While both studies suggest adopters are willing to pay more for horses trained under saddle, it is noted that their willingness to pay falls short of actual market rates for training.”
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Wildlife ecologist Craig C Downer outlines how and why, on its 50th anniversary, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act must be restored.
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Robert Redford, Patti Scialfa Springsteen and Jessica Springsteen are the executive producers of a new feature documentary about wild horses in the US.
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Wildlife ecologist Craig Downer had a very special experience with a band of wild horses — just days before they were rounded up by helicopter and forced apart.
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A draft management plans sets a target population of 3000 horses, but some scientists want them all removed.
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“As with humans, horses have much more complex societies than most birds or fish.”
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Two wild horse advocacy groups applaud US lawmakers for budgeting funds for use of contraceptive vaccines.
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“Off The Beaten Path: Wild Mustangs” features the work of Wild Love Preserve in Idaho, which takes in horses from the BLM Challis roundups that do not get adopted elsewhere.
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