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New study confirms free-roaming horses negatively impact sage grouse

JACKSON, Wyo. — New research from the University of Wyoming suggests an overabundance of free-roaming Wyoming horses negatively impact nest, brood and juvenile survival of greater sage grouse and contribute to the species’ population declines. In other words, free-roaming horse populations that have exceeded the maximum densities for “appropriate management levels” (AMLs) are reducing the […]

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