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.
Alberta just likes killing things: horses, wolves, bears. All in the spirit of conservation. Kill wolves to save the caribou - if you can shoot them from a helicopter, even better…no leave large tracts of forest in tact, you’ll save the caribou. Stop with survey lines and unnecessary roads into caribou territory, which makes it easier for wolves to stalk the caribou.
I mean you always have the option of letting the population get out of control and then have a bunch of animals starving.
Marlaina couldn’t tell the truth if her life depended on it.
If she can verify the number of wild horses with actual facts - and the numbers are enough to lead to starvation - then a cull should happen.
But she’s lying as usual.