Search Results for: wild horse
Wildlife Vocalizations: Tempe Regan
Regan discusses how she finds inspiration in the wildlife profession in the face of adversity
The Department of the Interior announces two new wildlife refuges
The Wyoming Toad Conservation Area and Tennessee’s Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge are the newest additions
Horseshoe crab guidelines meant to aid threatened shorebirds
Rufa red knots depend on horseshoe crab eggs
Wild Cam: The Argentine deer that lost its migratory path
Jo Anne Smith-Flueck and her colleagues floated up to the nearly toothless huemul by boat on Lago La Plata, a clear glacial lake surrounded by pine forests and the snowy...
Coronavirus likely first spread to humans through wildlife market
COVID-19 almost certainly passed to humans in a Wuhan wildlife market at the end of 2019, according to a pair of new studies published in Science that used Chinese samples...
TWS2021: Reintroduced horses cope well with Mongolian weather
The Przewalski’s horse may be the last truly wild horse in the world. These endangered horses roam the wild steppes of Mongolia, but were once also found in neighboring countries,...
Horse and burro population decline continues
The number of wild horses and burros on public lands has decreased for the second year in a row, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Land Management....
TWS and partners support BLM’s horse and burro removal
The Wildlife Society, along with the 33 other organizations in the American Wildlife Conservation Partners coalition, sent a letter of support to the Bureau of Land Management for its increased...
Q&A: The ecology of domestic species versus their wild ancestors
Every domesticated animal on the planet has roots that trace back to a once-wild ancestor. Chickens are derived from red junglefowl. Holstein cattle were once aurochs, an extinct ox. But...
JWM: Cougars prey on feral horses in the Great Basin
GPS tracking collars on cougars have revealed that the predators extensively prey on the burgeoning feral horse populations in the Great Basin. “We found that both male and female [cougars]...
