DiscoverWilderness PodcastWild and Free? Wild Horses and Burros | Val Barbour & Janelle Ghiorso | Oregon Wild Horse Organization | Ep. 055
Wild and Free? Wild Horses and Burros | Val Barbour & Janelle Ghiorso | Oregon Wild Horse Organization | Ep. 055

Wild and Free? Wild Horses and Burros | Val Barbour & Janelle Ghiorso | Oregon Wild Horse Organization | Ep. 055

Update: 2023-04-02
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In this episode, I interview Val Barbour and Janelle Ghiorso with Oregon Wild Horse Organization.

Topics we discuss:

  • What is so special about wild horses?
  • Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.
  • Federal Land management agencies abdicating their responsibilities. 
  • Are wild horses a native species?
  • Conflicts between cattle interests and horses.
  • Ecological niches that horses and  burros provide.
  • The health of horses vs cows on public lands.
  • Horse/predator relationships.
  • Horse gathers, sterilization initiatives, and holding facilities. 
  • Issues with the immunocontraceptive GonaCon.
  • What keeps Oregon Wild Horse Organization going?
  • Educating the public about the wild horse issue. 

https://www.oregon-wildhorse.org/

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Wild and Free? Wild Horses and Burros | Val Barbour & Janelle Ghiorso | Oregon Wild Horse Organization | Ep. 055

Wild and Free? Wild Horses and Burros | Val Barbour & Janelle Ghiorso | Oregon Wild Horse Organization | Ep. 055

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