Wild horses

New tool allows different management options to be assessed individually or in tandem.

“The evidence suggests the damage resulting from horse grazing and trampling could have negative consequences for the long-term carbon storage of affected peatlands.”

The problem of dead batteries in trackers, which has plagued researchers in the field, has been overcome by researchers in Denmark.

“Welfare assessments need to be part of all wildlife monitoring,” says animal welfare scientist Andrea Harvey.

Choosing one of the labels – wild, livestock or pets – offers the best hope for the federal government to succeed in wild horse management, say scientists.

Open-source program PopEquus is to provide realistic predictions that will help inform the use of various population-control methods.

Contrary to researchers’ predictions, the number of group changes males experienced did not significantly affect their fecal cortisol metabolite concentrations.

“These horses are facing near total elimination. It is of paramount importance that we call attention to the grievous injustice in hopes of stopping it.”

Researchers analysed hair follicles from 96 Kaimanawa horses to determine their similarity to domestic horse breeds.

Current debates over approaches to their management, including fertility control, focus almost exclusively on practicality.