Feral Horse Management Options

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Province considers adoption, contraception for wild horses; critics say it amounts to a cull

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Alberta is exploring options including adoption and contraception for controlling feral horse populations that have “exceeded management thresholds” The province maintains its feral horse management framework, updated in 2023 , is science-based and considers the ecological “integrity of their habitats” Critics say the population of wild horses in the ecosystem is managed naturally and calling the animals “feral” is not necessarily accurate.

“No matter how they slice it, it will result in harm to the individual horses and potentially death to several horses.” She views the horses as a “national treasure”, and said Alberta is lucky to have them..

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