Zoocheck Note: For many years, a myth has been perpetuated by persons, businesses and others who oppose wild horses living on Canadian landscapes that wild horses have few predators. It was known that bears and cougars predate on wild horses and this paper now shows that wolves can be major […]
Alberta’s Last Wild Horses, Heading toward extinction? Behind closed doors and away from the public eye, Government of Alberta staff have developed their latest wild horse management plan. A draft of the plan is reportedly now on Minister Jason Nixon’s desk waiting for approval. If past plans are any indication, […]
But it’s Only a Temporary Reprieve as we Prepare for Stage Two. Zoocheck’s 18 month investigation and review of the Alberta government’s assertions that wild horses are overpopulating the landscape and causing ecological damage has found no scientific evidence supporting those claims. After reviewing all publicly available materials, as well […]
On November 7th CTV’s award winning news magazine program W5 will be airing a segment about Alberta’s wild horses. There is significant scientific evidence that the wild horses we see in Alberta have been roaming the foothills for two and a half centuries and are descendants of, or genetically equivalent […]
