Approaching the horses can cause dangerous habituation, according to a report by WCTI News, a condition that can ultimately lead to them being removed from the wild.
Apples and carrots are not part of their natural diet and can cause fatal choking or colic.
Not all of their advice is good.
Moving away if they approach you tells them they’re higher, a practice that may lead to more encounters and removal from the wild.
Who’s giving the orders and why are they being overly cautious about the herd?
The rangeland eugenicists, who routinely got as close as they could to the mares to pummel them with pesticide-laced darts.
It’s still not clear if the program was halted soon enough to allow the birth rate to rise above the death rate and stay there, avoiding slow but certain demise.
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