The BLM also says that this wild mare and others like her, if not controlled, will deteriorate aquatic and riparian habitats, despite wild horses roaming the land — their land — for centuries. THIS IS NOT TRUE.
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A wild horse stands in the center of a corral. She’s not meant for this.
Days before, prior to a massive wild horse gathering operation in Utah, she was with her federally-protected family, running wild and free.
She has never been tamed or confined. She has stood in this corral for hours, fenced in by metal bars, but she hasn’t lost any of her fierce, wild grace.
She doesn’t look at the camera filming her. Instead, she moves closer to the captured wild horses surrounding her, neighing or crowding toward the corral bars.
For many, she’s an icon — an American symbol for freedom and independence. But to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — the federal agency tasked with managing wild horse populations — she has become an unmanageable threat.
The BLM says she and her family are a risk to wildlife habitats. But the ranchers’ livestock will be allowed to remain on the leased land and will likely benefit from the “reduced competition” for resources, according to the BLM.
The BLM also says that this wild mare and others like her, if not controlled, will deteriorate aquatic and riparian habitats, despite wild horses roaming the land — their land — for centuries....
Please read about Disappearing Icons of a Once Wild West and Brutal and Dangerous Surgical Sterilizations in the ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE (PDF)
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