Wild Horses News
- The unlucky adventurer Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:53AMZdeněk Burian (1905–81) is considered the greatest of Czech illustrators for adventure stories. Just a few years younger, Bohumil Konečný is a close second in terms of his style, prolific activity and varied work.
- Santa’s coming to town Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:46AMSanta Claus will not need a GPS system to locate the City of Atmore on Dec. 6. The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Twilight Christmas Parade will serve as a guiding light as the Jolly Ole’ Fat Man guides his sleigh for a landing during his annual visit to the city.
- Bronx Zoo Pulls Plug on Annual Holiday Light Show Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:12AMThe Bronx Zoo is bringing in reindeer and turning off the lights at its annual evening holiday light show.
- Bronx Zoo Pulling Plug On Holiday Light Show Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:39AMThe Bronx Zoo is bringing in reindeer and turning off the lights at its annual evening holiday light show. Zoo officials have decided to hold a daytime Wild Wonderland instead of the usual nighttime event. On hand will be Clydesdale horses, reindeer and craft workshops where children can make eco-friendly tree ornaments.
- Brumbies on stage at Equitana Asia Pacific Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:41AMGreg Powell sees striking similarities between brumbies and the street kids he pairs them with at camps on his Cooma property, in southern NSW.
- Wild horses get reprieve Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:44AMRENO, Nev. -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management put off a decision Monday to kill large numbers of wild horses to control herds and spiraling costs.
- Around the nation Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:18AMmassachusetts
- Pickens’ wife proposes way to save wild horses Nov. 18 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:13AMDALLAS - The wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens says she’ll create a refuge for wild horses, after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced it was considering euthanizing some of the animals.
- Wild horses spared in dramatic rescue Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:29PMn Billionaire steps in as about 2,000 mustangs in federally maintained herd faced euthanasia
- BLM delays decision to kill wild horses Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 6:15PMRENO — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management put off a decision Monday to kill large numbers of wild horses to control herds and spiraling costs.
- Wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens has plans to save wild horses Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:15PMMadeleine Pickens, wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, has plans to create a massive refuge for about 30,000 wild horses and burros to avoid having the federal government kill or sell the animals for financial reasons.
- New Mexico News Brief, Monday, Nov. 17 Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:48PMMore news from across the state:
- Horse advocates decry government euthanasia option Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 7:55PMA stampede of opposition is growing over a proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to kill or allow unrestricted sale of wild horses captured from western public land because of budget constraints.
- Debate Over NV Wild Horse Euthanasia Heats Up Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 7:47PMA stampede of opposition is growing over a proposal being considered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for the first time to kill or allow unrestricted sale of wild horses captured from western public lands because of budget constraints.
- Veronda a true outdoorswoman Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:41PMA Coal City woman got to spend some time in the outdoors ... literally ... at the end of September.
- Horse advocates decry government euthanasia option Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:33PMSat, Nov 15, 2008 (11:21 a.m.) A stampede of opposition is growing over a proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to kill or allow unrestricted sale of wild horses captured from western public land because of budget constraints.
- Horse advocates decry government euthanasia option Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:14PM(By SANDRA CHEREB, Associated Press Writer) A stampede of opposition is growing over a proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to kill or allow unrestricted sale of wild horses captured from western public land because of budget constraints. Tens of thousands of horse advocates have voiced outrage at the idea of slaughtering what many revere as romantic symbols of the American West. "Most ...
- Horse advocates decry government euthanasia option Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:12PMA stampede of opposition is growing over a proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to kill or allow unrestricted sale of wild horses captured from western public land because of budget constraints. Tens of thousands of horse advocates have voiced outrage at the idea of slaughtering what many revere as romantic symbols of the American West. "Most Americans view these horses as the greatest ...
- Edwardsville horse farm hosts California cowboy Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:04PMAn Edwardsville horse farm and riding facility is hosting a California cowboy to teach natural horsemanship Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Rabid bull dies in Richfield Springs; Rabid skunk in Town of Herkimer Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:43PMOn November 12th, 2008, Herkimer County Public Health received laboratory confirmation of rabies in a skunk killed by the homeowner on Burt Road in the Town of Herkimer, after the rabid skunk had attacked a pet dog. The skunk’s infection with rabies was confirmed by the New York State Department of Health.
- Whiskey Wisdom to Manitoba Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:07PMWhiskey Wisdom, one of Canada’s leading sires, will stand in 2009 at Neil McLeod’s Thunderbird Horse Centre near Brandon, Manitoba. His fee is $1,500 in Canadian funds.
- African adventure: Travel agent finds natural wonderland, big game Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:12AMIndiana Jones and Hal Graff share two things in common: a love of adventure and a fear of snakes. Never mind lions and tigers. Graff, of Bloomington, was clear when he e-mailed outfitters in South Africa the timing of his safari had to be when the odds of encountering snakes were low.
- New on DVD Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:27AMDVDs available: Nov. 11
- Farm takes organic path to turkey day Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:03AMThe typical farm-raised Thanksgiving turkey is about as similar to its wild ancestors as your Thanksgiving dinner is to what the Pilgrims ate that first holiday. Nita Wilton is pretty sure she can – without prior knowledge – tell a store-bought turkey from an organically raised bird at ...
- Deanne Stillman: Wild Horses Heading to the Gallows as Cowboy Prez Exits Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 9:31PMAs if the situation were not disturbing enough, wild horses are once again heading for the gallows. Thanks to a report just issued by the...
- Report: Feeding wild horses a burden Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 9:21PMA new report finds that rounding up wild horses on federal land in the U.S. West and holding them is becoming increasingly expensive.The report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office said that feeding and caring for the captive horses cost $21 million in 2007, or about 75 percent of the entire budget of the wild horse and burro program, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. In 2001, ...
- Report: Feeding wild horses a burden Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:45PM WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A new report finds that rounding up wild horses on federal land in the U.S. West and holding them is becoming increasingly expensive.
- BLM holds meetings on public lands plan Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:12PMCODY -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is revising its Big Horn Basin resource management plan, a document that guides many of the policies about how public lands will be administered for the next decade or more.
- Report: BLM Needs Options Dealing With Wild Horses Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:18PMA new report says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to explore new options to reduce the cost of keeping excess wild horses in long-term holding pens.
- USA Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:55PM
- New Mexico News Brief,Tuesday, Nov. 11 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:17PMMore news from across the state:
- Kristen Heiss Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:59PMThe new wave of fast swimmers is here, and on the women’s side, the charge is being led by a group that includes Texas A&M’s Kristen Heiss , who made the National Team this year and will represent the U.S. at the 2009 World University Games.
- Report: Revise Wild Horse Program Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:08AMA government report says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them.
- Loss of hill farms could destroy rare upland landscape, experts warn Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:57AM Precious upland landscape in Britain will be changed forever if hill farmers are driven out of business because of changes to the way their funding is allocated, national park chiefs have warned. New figures show that profits on many sheep and cattle farms are likely to drop by up to 40% in the next five years, which could spell the beginning of the end for wild and iconic landscapes that ...
- Report: Government must revise wild horse program Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 7:24PM The U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday.
- Report: Government must revise wild horse program Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:53PMMon, Nov 10, 2008 (4:39 p.m.) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday.
- Report: Government must revise wild horse program Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:44PM(By SANDRA CHEREB, Associated Press Writer) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday. The report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, said costs of caring for wild horses have skyrocketed in recent ...
- Report: Government must revise wild horse program Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:42PMThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday. The report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, said costs of caring for wild horses have skyrocketed in recent years and likely will account for 74 percent ...
- Report: BLM Needs Options Dealing with Wild Horses Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:21PMThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling off large numbers of the animals to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, a government report issued Monday said.
- GA0 report: BLM wild horse programs needs options to deal with excess animals Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 5:34PM Associated Press - November 10, 2008 6:24 PM ET RENO, Nev. (AP) - A new report says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to explore new options to reduce the cost of keeping excess wild...
- Wild horses in Utah, across the West give feds fits Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 4:57PM Posted: 3:33 PM- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is struggling to pay for the upkeep of 30,000 wild horses and burros
- Wild horse management too expensive, report says Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 4:27PMRENO - A new report says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to explore new options to reduce the cost of keeping excess wild horses in long-term holding pens.
- Yin and yang: two plays Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:29PMDriftwood Players are to be congratulated for challenging themselves with their selection of two one-act dramas for their fall production.
- John Leonard, who died at 69, made sense of a nonsensical world Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 10:39PMI used to have a Post-It note on my tube at work with a quote that spoke to a certain kind of journalism, the brand that has hapless reporters “chasing after hype like heat-seeking piffles.”
- The Complete Guide To: Puerto Rico Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 6:18PMRemind me where it is again... This mainly Spanish-speaking island poses prettily midway between the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico is the fourth-largest isle in the Caribbean, and about the same size as Cyprus.
- Woah doggy Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 3:53PMThe North Platte Telegraph Local veterinarians are encouraging pet owners to take extra precautions whenever taking a dog to areas where they will be exposed to other animals. At least one local case of leptospirosis has been reported within the last month.
- The Christmas light tradition contines for Joe Rizzo Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 2:57PMFor those who like to keep track of numbers - its now around 65,000. That’s the number of Christmas lights Joe Rizzo [...]
- Local brumby sanctuary opens Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 4:22PMARMIDALE and Guyra’s tourism industries are set to benefit with the official opening of the New England Brumby Sanctuary (NEBS) on Sunday.
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Swiss Vaccine Research Institute and Institut Genetique Moleculaire ... Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 11:23AMA study published today online in The Journal of Experimental Medicine sheds light on the potential mechanisms responsible for the increased incidence of HIV infection that was observed in the failed STEP HIV vaccine trial in 2007. Through the development of an experimental in vitro model, the study shows that the immune complexes formed by antibodies and the adenovirus vector (the Trojan horse ...
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Swiss Vaccine Research Institute and Institut Genetique Moleculaire ... Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 11:00AM LAUSANNE, Switzerland & MONTPELLIER, France----A study published today online in The Journal of Experimental Medicine sheds light on the potential mechanisms responsible for the increased incidence of HIV infection that was observed in the failed STEP HIV vaccine trial in 2007.