Wild Horse Management Paper

I do agree with the U.S. Federal government’s management plan for wild horses. Based on the reading, the U.S. Federal government had the best interest of wild horses in mind when declaring this act. The act protects horses from humans by making wild horses components of the public land they occupy. The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act prevents humans from slaughtering wild horses. The act also considers the natural behaviors of horses and how these behaviors will affect the longevity of the wild horse population. It considers horse’s tendency to overgraze which would deplete the land, leading to starvation. Other animals overpopulate areas and are hunted to reduce their population and maintain the land they inhibit, but the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act recognizes the importance of horses on American life and mandates a beneficial response to this problem. The excess horses are eventually adopted, providing safety for horses and enjoyment for humans. The federal government does consider some aspects of horse behavior. For example, the federal government acknowledges horses’ inclinations to overconsume which could lead to starvation of the whole band. However, the federal government ignores major aspects of wild horse behavior, including that wild horses prefer to live with other horses in

This plan would address all the problems the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. It would reduce the amount of horses in the wild which would reduce the likelihood of horse starvation due to overconsumption, keep bands of horses together, and provide the humans who take care of the horses to do what they love for a living. The humans paid to care for the horses would undergo testing to make sure they can handle wild horses, easing the transition for the wild horses in the first extended interaction with