I am doing a GT (Gifted and Talented, if you don't know) project about basically what the title of this post says. The major topic is Wildlife Management and Conservation, but I am focusing on wild horses. This idea was sparked when I watched the Cloud series on PBS (you can type in "Cloud Wild Stallion" in the search thing to watch the videos), and my teacher sent me a list of links. Please check them out and join the fight to keep wild horses free and thriving!
https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/
Wild Horses, Wilder Controversy - National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/features/.../wild-horses-part-one/
Wild Horses: The Consequences of Doing Nothing
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/features/.../wild-horses-part-two/
Protecting Wild Horses - American Museum of Natural History
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/horse/an-enduring-bond/protecting-wild-horses/
Wild for Life Foundation Wild Horse Conservation
www.wildforlifefoundation.org/wildhorseconservation.html
Programs: Wild Horse and Burro | BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
https://www.blm.gov › Programs
The truth about wild horses in the American West - NACD
www.nacdnet.org/2016/11/18/truth-wild-horses-american-west/
A Brief History of America's Complicated Relationship With Wild Horses
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/.../brief-history-americas-complicated-relationship-...
Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0393635309
The Wild Horses' Troubled Rescue - The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/booming/the-wild-horses-troubled-rescue.html
How to Save America's Wild Horses :: The Soul Of A Horse Blog
https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/how-to-save-americas-wild-horses/
Protecting Wild Horses - American Museum of Natural History
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/horse/an-enduring-bond/protecting-wild-horses/
I've heard of that one as well, I also haven't read it :(
The book I was talking about earlier by Marguerite Henry is called Mustang Wild Spirit of the West. It is based off of true events and how the problem was solved (sort of). It is very excellent.
Okay.
I don't remember which link it is, but I do know it isn't the National Geographic ones if that helps
Oh, wow. I need to read the article about it.
Very true Flamefrost, and exactly Stardust. Exactly
Exactly, and get this: When the BLM takes horses off the range in roundups, there is more food left for the other wild horses that are still there. So the families of wild horses that are still wild can reproduce more, making the numbers bigger. The BLM is creating the problem it's trying to solve!!
Agreed Stardust
Horses are God's beautiful creation. They should not be slaughtered . Not for profit.
THANK YOU FOR THAT!! I totally agree!!!!!! But for Dragon's benefit please change it to President Trump
President Trump wants to do that..? Some things are good about him.. but definitely not this. Just let the horses run free, every horse wasnt meant to be owned or slaughtered, we have to let them be free.
It is absolutely AMAZING!!!!!! I am probably going to suggest it next for the book club.
I haven't read it . . . I just happened to be browsing breyerhorses.com and I was looking through the books and saw that one
Yes!! It is amazing, isn't it?
I need to read that book.
Is it the one about Snowman, the show jumper?
Exactly!!!!!! There is another book I read that talks about this some. It is called The Eighty Dollar Champion. It is a true story about this old plow horse who almost got sent to the slaughter house, but by a stroke of luck, he gets rescued.
Yeah I agree!
I can understand if someone goes hunting for food(like ducks, or cattle. When they need it), but bringing wild horses to extinction is purely wrong.
Sorry.. The herders, the people using them for profit.
who should?
I just watched your second video... I think they should let wild herds/horses be.
Exactly!!
How cruel! Killing innocent animals for a profit!
this video shows some of the positive sides of a wild horse's life, and is hosted by Ginger Kathrens, who filmed the Cloud series. Here's the video:
To show how awful (my opinion) these roundups are, I found this video. The narration kind of says it for you, but watch the video as well as listening please. Here it is:
Dragon, you said that already and I said my piece already. I will not go back into it for now.
He's still the President
Actually, in literature, it's a common rule that you have to capitalize a title like President Trump, or it's incorrect spelling.
I didn't realize that I forgot that. But even if he is our President (should that be capitalized?), I am entitled to my opinions and I am allowed to voice them.
I agree too Dragon. But that is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! Who would want to kill such beautiful and majestic creatures????????????
I agree.
No offence, but even though he is calling for the death of horses, he's still our President and should be treated with respect, so please call him President Trump
No offense but it's spelled slaughter. But you are absolutely correct. President Trump proposed a bill asking for the legal killing of the 60,000 wild horses in BLM (Bureau of Land Management) holding corrals for meat, probably dog food. Please contact your representatives asking them to vote no on that bill.
SLOTTER HOUSE!!!!! Any way Good choice topic the horses MUST be SAVED!!!!!!
Yeah, it's amazing!! I did a book report on it in sixth
grade.
Wild Horse Annie, maybe? I haven't but since starting this project I want to
Awesome topic!! Have you ever read the book by Marguerite Henry's about the wild mustangs? It's about the same thing, but I can't remember the title at the moment.
I know, I plan to
You have to post on YouTube first
yep
I have to eventually make a video with most of the information that I find here, and I will probably post that video on here
This seems like a very informative project
thanks!!
Wow! I have seen a couple of the cloud series to know basically what a wild horse does throughout its life. Thank you for sharing this. I think it’s wonderful that you are going to help the wild horses!
first, I would look at a few of the links. (when I say "I" I mean you because I've already looked at all of them, but whatever) anyway, then on a few of them there are links on the links provided that answer that question.
my answer would be donate to the programs that are working and contact people who have some say in the matter, like senators or representatives (btw this is basically just what the websites say)
This is awesome, but it's sad what happens. What can we do to help?