As published by High Country News
Death Valley National Park is stunningly barren. Silt hillsides crowned with rock and scree give way to dry streambeds and barren salt flats, the air dancing under a pitiless sun. The largest park in the lower 48 states, it contains the lowest elevation ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
As published by Herald and News
Although forest personnel are still tagging, cataloging and caring for Devil’s Garden Horses gathered in 2019, more than 300 are now ready to be viewed and selected for transport to their new homes, according to a Modoc National Forest news release.
Responding to ... Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday, Oct. 12, signed into law A.B. 128, a measure intended to further protect wild and domestic horses from slaughter.
Authored by Assemblymember Todd Gloria, D-San Diego, A.B. 128 requires the operators of animal auction yard to:
--determine and post online any identifying brand, ... Read More
Adoptions will begin as soon as Oct. 15 for wild horses captured during the recently completed helicopter roundup at the Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Territory in Northern California.
A total of 499 wild horses were captured and removed from California's largest remaining wild horse herd. The U.S. Forest Service reported no ... Read More
As published by The Las Vegas Sun
A controversial initiative that has divided equine advocates on how to best manage wild horse populations is making headway toward congressional approval.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management warns that public lands in the U.S. are being overrun by an ... Read More
As published by Horsetalk.co.nz
A US Senate committee is being hailed for a funding boost which advocates hope will be a first, important step in moving American wild horse management away from unsustainable and widely criticized roundups and long-term holding.
Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation thanked the Senate Appropriations ... Read More