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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖 2y ago

HALT THE HELICOPTERS

The fate of the only wild horse herd left in North Dakota is in jeopardy. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park is home to a historic herd of 180 wild horses who are believed to be descendants of Sitting Bull's horses and are related to the rare Nokota breed – but the National Park Service (NPS) has made clear that they want to eliminate the entire herd.

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https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/media/act-now-national-park-service-targets-north-dakotas-wild-horse-herd

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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖 2y ago

Currently, the 180 horses who reside in the TRNP are managed by a 1978 Environment Assessment.

While a new management plan is needed, the NPS’s plan is not acceptable as it proposes six alternatives that range from limiting the herd to an unsustainable 35-60 wild horses to eliminating both the wild horse and livestock herds altogether.

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