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A large mural stretching across the Sundre Museum proudly displays a pictorial history of the areas wild horses. Here are a few places where you can find protected horses living in the wild.
Sable Island Canada.
Where are the wild horses in alberta. Get Wild with the Horses West of Town On the way to Ya Ha Tinda west of Sundre can be found most of Albertas free-roaming wild horses. After stopping in Sundre why not venture further west and discover the scenic beauty of these beauties range The Best Route to Find Wild Horses. Experts estimate there are approximately 900 wild horses in Alberta.
Most live in the area west of Sundre a town with a large car wash and a Tim. Ninety minutes north of Calgary the small town of Sundre population 2729 is considered the gateway to Albertas Rocky Mountain foothills home to the wild horses that have survived here for more than two and a half centuries. A large mural stretching across the Sundre Museum proudly displays a pictorial history of the areas wild horses.
Located about 15 minutes west of Sundre the Wild Horses of Alberta Society is a must visit. The Wild Horses of Alberta Society is a charitable organization that works to rescue and rehabilitate wild horses that have been found injured or abandoned. They have an established adoption program and provide education and training on the gentling and handling of these amazing wild animals.
As of February 2019 there were 1679 feral horses counted in the Alberta foothills of the Rocky Mountains according to Alberta Environment and. The wild horses of Alberta have earned their place as one of the star attractions in this pristine western wilderness. In eastern Canada there exists a place that doesnt seem real.
Its called Sable Island. Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development maintains the 900 or so wild horses that roam from Kananaskis to Nordegg are descendants of animals used in logging and mining operations in the early 1900s. The Government of Alberta estimates that there are over 750 feral horses but they admit that it is very difficult to know for sure since wild horses exist over a very large area and may be difficult to spot in rugged terrain.
The Government acknowledges that under the original permitting approximately 2000 horses were removed from 1962 to 1972. Debates over the wild horses place in Alberta continue but while horses are regarded by some as pests there are herds in Canada that are protected by law. Here are a few places where you can find protected horses living in the wild.
Sable Island Nova Scotia Photo credit. Sable Island Canada. 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. Yes wild horses do roam the forested slopes of western Alberta covering a fairly large part of the Foothills. From northwest of Sundre down to the Ghost River system area.
Although the main concentration appears to be limited to this range a few horses are also known to frequent the northern part of Kananaskis more precisely. Yet vulnerable to misunderstandings about the role they play in the environment where theyve lived for generations Southern Albertas wild horses are little-known legends of the provinces history. In particular wild horse populations have long been established along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of interior British Columbia.
Feral horses are found along the Eastern Slopes of Alberta from north of the Sheep River up to the Brazeau River area. Currently the highest feral horse populations are found west of. The Wild Horses of Alberta Society is a charitable organization that relies on your donations.
Our Charitable Registration Number is 86431 5288 RR0001. Help Albertas wild horses to continue to thrive with your support.