Wild Horse Advocates Advise Keeping Clear of Foals West of Sundre
“Unwanted encounters with newborn wild horses are always possible in the Sundre Equine Management Zone.”
HAWS in the News
HAWS in the News
With Arrival of Wild Horse Foal Season, Advocacy Group Urges Caution and Awareness
“A wild horse advocacy group in Olds is asking people to be vigilant in the next few months, as spring is prime foal time.”
Breed Profile: Alberta Wild Horses
“Some people consider a population of Alberta horses — running free — to be feral, while others think of them as wild. Which is it? We look at both sides of the debate in this in-depth article.”
Wild Horses and Farmed Cattle in the Foothills of Alberta: Sharing the Land But Not Without Controversy
“About 1,300 wild horses live in Alberta, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Some deplore the impact these animals have on cattle ranching since the two feed on the same land. Others argue the horses are a species endemic to this region and that they must be protected at all costs.”
Note: This documentary is in French. To download a copy of a transcript of the program in English, please click here.
Wild Horse Population Still on a Decline
“Natural predators like Grizzlies, black bears and wolves have kept the population in check. From 2018 to the present, the number of wild horses in the province has been static and actually is in decline.”
Wild Horse Advocate Challenges Government’s Population Increase
“Help Alberta Wildies Society says Alberta’s feral horse population in the Sundre area is on the decline despite new provincial numbers.”
Mayerthorpe Man Charged for Mass Theft of Sundre Area Trail Cameras That Were Monitoring Wild Horses
“More than a year after thousands of dollars of trail cameras started being stolen from a wild horse conservation group, Sundre RCMP has laid charges against a Mayerthorpe man.”
Source: calgaryherald.com
Alta. Group Questions Results of Province’s Horse Survey
“A wild horse advocacy group says reports of a 51 percent increase in free-roaming horses in a key area of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes is based on misleading surveys by the provincial government.”