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By The Canadian Press

Feral Horses

Province releases plan for wild horses in Alberta

Sep 26, 2023 | 5:11 PM

The Alberta government has released a plan to help manage the more than 1400 wild horses that call the province home.

The government says it developed the feral horse management framework to help encourage the wild horses’ sustainability while addressing the effect they have on the ecosystem.

The plan seeks to reduce the pressures the movement of growing feral horse populations can put on the province’s rangelands, wildlife and livestock.

The province says some of the equine management zones in Alberta are facing significant sustainability challenges due to the size of horse populations.