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January 7, 2025

AWHC Advocates for Wild Burros as Keystone Species and Improved Roundup Oversight at 2025 BLM Advisory Board Meeting

At the 2025 Bureau of Land Management Advisory Board meeting, Yenny Martin, AWHC's Digital Content Manager delivered strong comments on the important role of wild burros in their ecosystems and about the unique considerations the BLM must take when rounding up burros

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Stakeholder Engagement

January 7, 2025

Finding Collaborative Pathways and Promoting Effective Fertility Control for Wild Horse Management

At the 2025 BLM Advisory Board meeting, AWHC’s Conservation Scientist, Nicole Hayes, advocated for the adoption of humane, effective, and scalable fertility control methods like immunocontraception to manage wild horse populations.

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Science

December 2, 2024

The Wild Legacy of North America: A Natural History of Wild Horses

Wild horses are an indelible part of North America’s natural and cultural heritage, embodying both freedom and resilience. Read on to learn about their incredible history

nicole hayes

American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC)

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Science

November 25, 2024

The Ecological Importance of Wild Horses in the West

In the face of an accelerating biodiversity crisis, wild horses in the American West stand as ecological keystones, filling niches left by extinct megafauna and restoring landscapes in ways that cattle or machinery cannot replicate. Read on to learn more

nicole hayes

American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC)

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Media Publicity

May 21, 2024

New Study Shows Fertility Control as a Viable Alternative for Wild Horse Management

A recent study highlights fertility control as an effective and humane alternative to traditional wild horse management methods, reducing foaling rates significantly.

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Fertility Control

May 30, 2023

UC Davis Hackathon Supports Wild Horse Conservation Efforts

UC Davis students participated in a 24-hour hackathon to support the American Wild Horse Conservation's initiative for wild equid fertility control programs.

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