Ironic that in a country that exports more weapons of mass destruction than all others combined and relentlessly hunts nearly anything that moves Equus ferus is still seen as a pet.
In occupied North Dakota the horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park that are believed by some to be the descendants of those belonging to Sitting Bull have reached nuisance level and because they have no natural predators wild and feral horse herds double in size every four to five years. The free-roaming horses there are descended from mostly draft horse breeds, including Shires and Percherons.
The western North Dakota park has an estimated 200 wild horses in its South Unit. There are nine longhorn cattle in the park’s North Unit that could be affected by the changes as well, but most public attention has centered around the removal of the horses. Under current management practices, the Park Service has a herd size objective of 35-60 horses and up to 12 cattle. The 2023 Legislature passed a resolution supporting the preservation of the horses. Gov. Doug Burgum and state tribal leaders have spoken out in favor of keeping the horses in the park as well. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., inserted wording into an appropriations bill report urging the Park Service to keep the horses and cattle in the park. [Park Service begins public comment period on wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park]In a related story, Governor Burgum has qualified for the Earth haters debate in California.
ip image: free-roaming mustangs browse a Santa Fe County, New Mexico ranch.
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