Wild Free Roaming Horses

Author : J. Edward de Steiguer
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816547408
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Horses of the West written by J. Edward de Steiguer and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Spanish explorers brought horses to North America, the horses were, in a sense, returning home. Beginning with their origins fifty million years ago, the wild horse has been traced from North America through Asia to the plains of Spain’s Andalusia and then back across the Atlantic to the ranges of the American West. When given the chance, these horses simply took up residence in the landscape that their ancestors had roamed so long ago. In Wild Horses of the West, J. Edward de Steiguer provides an entertaining and well-researched look at one of the most controversial animal welfare issues of our time—the protection of free-roaming horses on the West’s public lands. This is the first book in decades to include the entire story of these magnificent animals, from their evolution and biology to their historical integration into conquistador, Native American, and cowboy cultures. And the story isn’t over. De Steiguer goes on to address the modern issues— ecology, conservation, and land management—surrounding wild horses in the West today. Featuring stunning color photographs of wild horses, this extremely thorough and engaging blend of history, science, and politics will appeal to students of the American West, conservation activists, and anyone interested in the beauty and power of these striking animals.

Author : J. Edward De Steiguer
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816528268
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Horses of the West written by J. Edward De Steiguer and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Spanish explorers brought horses to North America, the horses were, in a sense, returning home. Beginning with their origins fifty million years ago, the wild horse has been traced from North America through Asia to the plains of SpainÕs Andalusia and then back across the Atlantic to the ranges of the American West. When given the chance, these horses simply took up residence in the landscape that their ancestors had roamed so long ago. In Wild Horses of the West, J. Edward de Steiguer provides an entertaining and well-researched look at one of the most controversial animal welfare issues of our timeÑthe protection of free-roaming horses on the WestÕs public lands. This is the first book in decades to include the entire story of these magnificent animals, from their evolution and biology to their historical integration into conquistador, Native American, and cowboy cultures. And the story isnÕt over. De Steiguer goes on to address the modern issuesÑ ecology, conservation, and land managementÑsurrounding wild horses in the West today. Featuring stunning color photographs of wild horses, this extremely thorough and engaging blend of history, science, and politics will appeal to students of the American West, conservation activists, and anyone interested in the beauty and power of these striking animals.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild and Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act Amendments written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report to Congress, Administration of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309264944
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of free-ranging horses and burros on federal public lands in the western United States, concluding that constructive changes could be implemented. The Wild Horse and Burro Program has not used scientifically rigorous methods to estimate the population sizes of horses and burros, to model the effects of management actions on the animals, or to assess the availability and use of forage on rangelands. Evidence suggests that horse populations are growing by 15 to 20 percent each year, a level that is unsustainable for maintaining healthy horse populations as well as healthy ecosystems. Promising fertility-control methods are available to help limit this population growth, however. In addition, science-based methods exist for improving population estimates, predicting the effects of management practices in order to maintain genetically diverse, healthy populations, and estimating the productivity of rangelands. Greater transparency in how science-based methods are used to inform management decisions may help increase public confidence in the Wild Horse and Burro Program.

Author : Mark Zarn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild, Free-roaming Horses written by Mark Zarn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark Zarn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild, Free-roaming Horses written by Mark Zarn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig C. Downer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781461068983
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wild Horse Conspiracy written by Craig C. Downer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stirring book fully justifies America's magnificent wild horses and burros while countering the biased machinations against them. Written by an ecologist who grew up observing these animals in the West, it presents new evidence concerning their history and evolution in North America then describes their many positive contributions to soils, plants, animals and people. Though true restorers of this continent's ecosystem, they have been unfairly targeted for elimination. Over the centuries, they have borne our burdens and helped us along life's way--which makes it doubly unfair that they should be blamed for what we humans have done. As always, they stand ready to help us do the hard work now so desperately needed to restore our shared home. Many of the author's personal experiences with these animals, their diverse herd areas, and the multicolored people involved with them are herein vividly shared. Urgently required now at the 40th anniversary of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a strategy to reverse the negative schemes that are causing their demise in the wild. As described, Reserve Design provides a way for establishing self-stabilizing populations through intelligent and caring programs executed with enthusiasm. Their lesson for humanity concerns how to share freedom and the land with such paragons of nature. Soaring beyond mundane pettiness and with an inspired vision for the future of all life, the elevated perspective and compassionate spirit of this book will prove key to accomplishing its critical goal. In the wild the vigor of any kind is preserved. And the entire horse family--as the Earth itself--needs America's wild horses and burros to continue at vital levels into the future here in their evolutionary cradle and worldwide.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Resources and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: