A genetic bottleneck occurs when the size of a population is reduced, leaving only a small subset of individuals to reproduce.
The condition can be associated with motorized and nonmotorized removal.
The distinction is that the herds usually recover from helicopter roundups but not from long-term fertility control.
Extinction is the result in those cases, and it’s the method preferred by the advocates.
PREVIOUS: Foal-Free Friday, Evil Beyond Imagination Edition.
► Get the truth about wild horses and the wild horse advocates at westernhorsewatchers.com.
