Photographer fights to save wild horses in the American West: They need our voices By Chip Reid A photographer s mission to save wild horses
For centuries, wild horses have roamed the American West, becoming an iconic symbol of the region. More recently, there has been an ongoing battle between western ranchers, who say the wild horses are detrimental to the land, and animal lovers hoping to save the horses from efforts to corral them into holding pens.
About five years ago, wild horses stole longtime wildlife photographer Mary Hone s heart.
Wildlife photographer Mary Hone shows off her work. CBS News
The Willow project involves drilling 250 wells to extract oil in a 23 million-acre Alaska reserve. The Biden administration which has halted new oil and gas leases on federal land gave the Trump-era project the green light in court this week.
In this undated file photo, drilling operations at the Doyon Rig 19 at the Conoco-Phillips Carbon location in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, are shown. (AP Photo/Judy Patrick, File)
(CN) President Joe Biden’s support this week of an Alaska oil-drilling project given the green light by the Trump administration at the eleventh hour of his presidency undermines Biden’s pledge to address climate change, conservation advocates say.
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In a weird twist to a popular saying, apparently horses can lead themselves to water and make a positive contribution to the local desert ecosystem while they are at it!
At least, that is what some researchers found in a study on equids and the impact of their water foraging habits.
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MILFORD, UT - MAY 31: Wild horses roam free on state and some private land, outside federal disengaged horse management areas on May 31, 2017 outside Milford, Utah. The BLM, state officials and ranchers all over the Western United States are struggling with what to do about and how to control the burgeoning horse population in the west.
For Immediate Release, December 10, 2020
Contact:
Cesar Aguirre, Central California Environmental Justice Network, (661) 979-2721, cesar.aguirre@ccejn.org
Gabby Brown, Sierra Club, (914) 261-4626 gabby.brown@sierraclub.org
Rebecca August, Los Padres ForestWatch, (805) 770-8692, rebecca@lpfw.org
Trump Administration Auctions Off California Public Lands for Oil, Gas
First Sale in Eight Years Comes Ahead of Biden’s Promised Leasing Ban
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. The Trump administration opened bidding today in the first auction of California federal public lands to oil companies in eight years. Despite community opposition and ongoing legal disputes, the Bureau of Land Management put over 4,000 acres in Kern County up for sale for oil drilling and fracking.