Alberta government says wild horse population has reached 'unacceptable' levels, advocates disagree

submitted by girlfreddy to canada 9 points | 5 comments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-horses-wild-feral-9.7180959 It’s hard to miss the horses on the way to the mountains. They’ve established free-roaming populations throughout the foothills and grasslands of Alberta’s eastern slopes, with herds of wild horses almost guaranteed to be seen off Highway 1 west of Calgary year-round. But the abundance of what the Alberta government calls “feral horses” has reached “unacceptable” levels, according to the province’s horse management strategy.