by Sarah Emerson as published on Motherboard “Secretary Zinke was proud to accept an invitation by the US Park Police to stand shoulder to shoulder with their officers on his first day at Interior..” Hats off to Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, for making a dramatic entrance on his […]
The only wild horses that will be “forever” may be the ones pictured on this stamp. Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch U.S. POSTAL SERVICE The horses of Assateague Island will be featured in a series of stamps honoring the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Richmond Times-Dispatch The wild […]
By Barbara Moritsch as published in the National Parks Traveler Although most people don’t know it, the horse slaughter industry is alive and thriving in the United States. “Norman,” a retired NPS steed, was destined for a slaughterhouse outside of the United States before he was rescued/Photo courtesy […]
Removal of young Pryor Mustangs excludes helicopter use COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. The Billings Montana BLM Field Office decision to remove 15 – 20 young horses from the Pryor Mountains this summer has met with an outcry and a lawsuit filed by an East Coast animal rights group, but […]
From the article below, it seems that the National Park Service (an agency under the U.S. Dept. of the Interior), is touting the use of the EXPERIMENTAL, RESTRICTED-USE PESTICIDE (aka fertility control drug) GonaCon on the “feral” horses in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. On the website for […]
This might make you wonder, could tourists also be considered an invasive species? SOURCE: The Star Democrat Park Service reduces Assateague horse herd to 100 By JEREMY COX The Daily Times of Salisbury Onlookers watch a wild horse graze by the beach in Assateague State Park. PHOTO BY JOE […]
Source: The Cloud Foundation Team effort prevents 103 wild horses from going to slaughter WISHEK, ND (Oct 2, 2013) – Thanks to an enormous effort on the part of horse lovers across the country not one of the 103 Badlands wild horses removed from the Teddy Roosevelt National […]
by Steven Long U.S. Senator Eyes Removing Agency’s Mustang Oversight HOUSTON (Horseback) – The hasty labor day “gather” of the iconic equine star of the PBS “Nature” series, Cloud, has sparked interest and consternation from coast to coast as wild horse lovers rally to put a halt to […]
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