Alberta says 1,673 feral horses, descended from escaped or released domestic stock used for ranching, logging and mining operations, were counted in the Alberta foothills as of last February
SUNDRE, Alta. — Bob Henderson’s love affair with wild horses began almost 50 years ago and he’s become a passionate advocate for the ponies that roam in the Rocky Mountain foothills of west-central Alberta.
Alberta Environment and Parks says 1,673 feral horses were counted in the Alberta foothills as of last February. A five-year pilot program in which mares were injected with a contraceptive vaccine good for three years ended Nov. 30. An Alberta Environment official said the province continues to monitor the population, which continues to rise.
“The real conflict is over winter range. So if there’s a conflict between the feral horses and the wild, our direction is toward protection for the wild species,” she said.
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