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The book explored the wild horse overpopulation issue and proposed increasing mountain lion populations as a solution, but was criticized for overlooking ecological complexities and the distribution of lions and horses.
it isn't that there are too many horses is that there aren't enough mountain lions.
— Episode: Ep. 126: Wild Horses
Episode: Ep. 126: Wild Horses
The book explored the wild horse overpopulation issue and proposed increasing mountain lion populations as a solution, but was criticized for overlooking ecological complexities and the distribution of lions and horses.
it isn't that there are too many horses is that there aren't enough mountain lions.
because the Bureau of Land Management has always seen the horses as livestock, not wildlife. It has never tried to understand the Mustang's place in the Western ecosystem, or tried to take advantage of the ancient relationship between the horse and its main predator, the mountain lion.
wild horse advocacy groups have blasted the plans and are preparing for a legal fight. In all likelihood though, none of these ideas will make it out of Washington. Particularly unlikely is the slaughter option. No one in Congress wants to vote to turn an American symbol into sausage.