Jack, 

My name is Tracy, and I am the Nevada State Director for American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC). I have some very exciting news to share with you!

A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study on the efficacy and feasibility of humane fertility control programs on large wild horse herds in expansive habitats was published in the scientific journal, Vaccines, utilizing our very own Fertility Control Program data.

The study focused on the wild free roaming horse population in Nevada’s vast Virginia Range, which spans almost 300,000 acres and is home to around 3,500 wild horses. This study is the first of its kind and it contradicts the often widely held belief that wild horse fertility control programs were only viable in small isolated populations.

Simply put? It confirms fertility control programs as a viable alternative to helicopter roundups. 

Now, there is no excuse for the absence of robust fertility control programs for the West’s federal herds. It is time to act and implement these programs to ensure the sustainable, cost-effective management and conservation of our wild horse populations.

Not only has this paper been published, AWHC’s conservation scientist has been accepted to present this data at the 39th annual World Veterinary Congress in Cape Town, South Africa! She is one of 104 international speakers presenting to the conference of around 1,500 attendees. This conference includes scientists and veterinarians across all disciplines coming together to explore challenges facing not only animal health and welfare, but the environment.

Here at AWHC, we’re proud of this cutting-edge and boots-on-the-ground research. We are leading the nation in wild horse conservation, and gathering our scientific evidence to advocate for substantial reforms on Capitol Hill.

Thank you for supporting our work. Together we are making great strides towards humane, in-the-wild, scientific wild horse conservation. 

Stay wild, 

Tracy Wilson
AWHC Nevada State Director