As published by Horsetalk.co.nz
The changing fortunes of wild horses over the last 41,000 years in the area that is now Switzerland have been described by researchers, who investigated mitochondrial DNA in ancient remains.
Researchers from the University in Basel in Switzerland based their findings on analysis of DNA from 92 archaeological ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would open the door to euthanizing captured wild horses and burros and allowing others to fall into the slaughter pipeline.
The Bureau of Land Management’s budget justification calls for:
“the ability to conduct ... Read More
As published by The Washington Post
The White House wants to cut the Interior Department budget by about 12 percent as the Trump administration shifts the agency’s focus toward promoting fossil fuel drilling and extraction on public lands and in federal waters.
The budget proposal released Tuesday would reduce Interior’s ... Read More
As published by The Salt Lake Tribune
Washington — President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 fiscal budget slashes an Interior Department fund overseeing conservation lands, including national monuments, by 23 percent, a move that environmental groups say will harm protection of treasured landscapes.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said "there's enough money ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management on Monday resumed an "emergency" bait-and-trap roundup of wild horses from private land near the Antelope Valley Herd Management Area.
BLM captured 15 studs, three mares and two foals on Monday, bringing the total captured to 91 (43 studs, 33 mares, 15 foals). One wild horse has ... Read More
As published by High Country News
BACKSTORY
In 1994, then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt gave Westerners a new way to make meaningful recommendations to the Bureau of Land Management on issues ranging from grazing and mining to outdoor recreation. These 10-to-15-member Resource Advisory Councils included stakeholders representing a variety of interests, ... Read More