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Well the biggest threat is people consuming the wilderness for homes and strip malls. Also the cattle ranchers threaten the mustang by saying they overgraze the land that they feed their privately owned cattle on. The cattle vastly outnumber the horses and strip the land faster, leaving little for the horse to live on.
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Uncontrolled, continuous grazing by cattle which encourages overgrazing in many areas of the federally-owned public lands where numerous ranchers (not all, though) set their cattle to graze in the summer months is possibly what may threaten the survival of the wild mustangs of the Southwestern US. However, such grazing also threatens the well-being of the cattle, as they do not have as many areas to graze as they should have when they were first shipped to graze on such public lands.
However, there have been various anecdotal evidence of horses and burros not even having their grazing land and watering holes in the same vicinity as that of cattle. The fact that they're threatened by decreased grazing land available some have shown to be untrue, as well as claims that many of the wild horses were found to be thin and emaciated. The BLM is responsible for maintaining horse populations to ensure the competition for food and water does not get out of hand.
However, the topic of wild horses and their "direct" conflict/competition with cattle for grazing space is an on-going debate and there really is no right nor wrong answer.
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How big does a wild horse grow?
That depends on what type of wild horse you're referring to, as there are many types of wild and "wild" horses that exist all over the world.
Where are wild horses tamed?
Some wild horses are tamed as people re introduce them into the wild as other wild horses just are free
When was Who's going to Ride Your Wild Horses created?
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses was created in 1991.
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yes there are. there are wild horses everywhere.
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Do wild horses live in Russia?
Wild horses can be anywhere.Including Russia.
Do they have wild horses at the little rock zoo?
They wouldn't be wild horses then.
What part do wild horses live in the country?
Wild or Feral horses will live in most any place that they can find food, water, and shelter in. This will include open plains, mountains, deserts and even some types of woodlands.
How did the Spaniards get horses?
Probably the Spaniards captured wild horses. Probably the Spaniards captured wild horses.
Are tarpan horses extinct or endangered?
Wild tarpan horses are extinct.Attempts have been made to re-create them by selective breeding of other horse types, with limited success.
Do wild horses like to be with other horses or by themselves?
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Where are wild horses found?
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