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While wild horses evolved on this continent they went extinct over 10000 years ago and the horses currently roaming free are actually descended from mustangs that were introduced in the 1600s by the Spanish. And Alberta have shown evidence of Spanish blood possibly from the Spanish mustang trail that came from Mexico up to the Canadian prairies.
Canada has become one of the top destinations for adventurers to experience wild horses.
Are there any wild horses in canada. Wild horses have been a part of the Canadian west for hundreds of years. There are currently wild horses living in the Chilcotin region of British Columbia and parts of Saskatchewan including a population of protected wild horses in. Canada has become one of the top destinations for adventurers to experience wild horses.
Ninety minutes north of Calgary in western Canada the small town of Sundre population 2729 is considered the gateway to Albertas Rocky Mountain foothills home to wild horses that have survived for over two and a half centuries. Wild horses have been a part of the Canadian west for hundreds of years. There are currently wild horses living in the Chilcotin region of British Columbia and parts of Saskatchewan including a population of protected wild horses in the Bronson Forest.
What many Canadians might not realize is that by some definitions theres no such thing as truly wild horses living in North America. While wild horses evolved on this continent they went extinct over 10000 years ago and the horses currently roaming free are actually descended from mustangs that were introduced in the 1600s by the Spanish. The majority of wild horses in Canada are found in the west but as natural habitat decreases governments and organizations are creating preserves to try and maintain wild horse populations.
Download a printable version of this page. See more of our Animal of the Month features for kids. Since 1962 the wild horses on Sable Island are protected by the Canadian gouvernment by law.
2010 the Canadian minister of environment Jim Prentice and the governor of Nova Scotia John MacDonell have signed a declaration. Due to this they intend that Sable Island becomes a National Park or National Wildlife Area. Sable Island Nova Scotia Canada Sable Island became an official Canadian National Park in 2013 in part to protect the local wild horses and their ecosystem.
Nova Scotias Sable Island is a remote paradise for wild horses. Nearly 400 roam the untouched island and you can see them for yourself by registering with the park and taking a small airplane or boat to Sable Island. There are approximately 1700 wild horses left in Alberta.
And yet these are the only wild horses in Canada without any form of protections from government s. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on YouTube. The province estimates there are about 880 feral horses in the Rocky Mountain foothills area and they are damaging grasslands used for livestock grazing and.
Wild horses in western Canada are found primarily in forested areas typically lodgepole pine woodlands interspersed with pockets of dry grassland shrubland and sedge meadows where they feed on a variety of grasses and sedges throughout the year. Most herds consist of 5-10 animals although smaller and larger groups also occur. There are multiple genetics found but these studies show that this blend of genetics is only found in our Alberta wild horses.
Leading scientific researchers have stated that if we were to lose these horses it would be a very large loss to Alberta. The wild horses of Sable Island may well owe their present existence to scores of feisty Canadian school children who in 1959 wrote Prime Minister John Diefenbaker demanding protection for the herds that resided on this tiny strip of land in the Atlantic. There are four main herds of horses in Canada today.
Sable Island in Nova Scotia two herds in BCs Brittany Triangle Chilcotin and one in the Siffleur Wilderness Area in Alberta. Herds in both BC. And Alberta have shown evidence of Spanish blood possibly from the Spanish mustang trail that came from Mexico up to the Canadian prairies.
There was a time when the wild horses of North Carolinas Outer Banks numbered in the thousands but the recent increase in popularity of this beach resort region has.