Oh interesting. But horses themselves are native right? are there different species of horses that occupy different ecological niches that might cause ecological problems by them being here? (No worries if you dont know I’m just curious)
As I understand, there are no native US horses. The native American cultures that had horses integrated them into their culture after the arrival of Europeans.
I actually just learned that the Assateague horses didn’t come from surviving a ship wreck but from people in the 17th century avoiding HOA rules.
Wait until you see what humans - a rapidly -spreading invasive species originally from africa mixed with a group from france about 200,000 years ago - are doing to the ecosystem !
The horses should be in sanctuaries.
Why do you say they should they be in sanctuaries rather than the wild?
If they’re an invasive species it could be a threat to the ecosystem.
So are Taco Bell franchises.
Wait, I thought wild horses were native to the Americas?? Are they invasive? Thats wild
I think a lot of the current day wild horses come from Europe.
Oh interesting. But horses themselves are native right? are there different species of horses that occupy different ecological niches that might cause ecological problems by them being here? (No worries if you dont know I’m just curious)
Thanks for the explanation!
As I understand, there are no native US horses. The native American cultures that had horses integrated them into their culture after the arrival of Europeans.
I actually just learned that the Assateague horses didn’t come from surviving a ship wreck but from people in the 17th century avoiding HOA rules.
https://www.nps.gov/asis/learn/nature/horses.htm
Wait until you see what humans - a rapidly -spreading invasive species originally from africa mixed with a group from france about 200,000 years ago - are doing to the ecosystem !
Sanctuary? Sign me up!
Maybe it’d help to release some polar bears into the suburban ecosystem to help curb the population.