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they don't sting so they're fine. Also in North America horses lived here 10kya before going extinct so at least here they're resuming an ecological role that w
by culi 4y ago
they don't sting so they're fine. Also in North America horses lived here 10kya before going extinct so at least here they're resuming an ecological role that was once occupied by their ancestors
- civilian 4y agoAlso x2, horses originated in North America! They came to eurasia over the bering land bridge! So the horses that were released (and have thrived!) in north america are originally north american horses. It's part of why they do so well-- they can eat all of the native brush here. Whereas if a cow gets loose in n. america it's gonna poison itself. https://awionline.org/content/wild-horses-native-north-american-wildlife https://awionline.org/content/wild-horses-native-north-ameri... https://returntofreedom.org/new-research-proves-yet-again-that-modern-horse-originated-in-north-america/ https://returntofreedom.org/new-research-proves-yet-again-th...
- bitxbitxbitcoin 4y agoTrue, but the way their populations are managed now isn’t ecologically sustainable. That is to say, their natural predators are either not present, not present in large enough numbers, or forbidden by law to hunt them.[0] [0] https://priceonomics.com/when-americans-ate-horse-meat/ https://priceonomics.com/when-americans-ate-horse-meat/
- WalterBright 4y ago10 thousands of years is enough to change the ecosystems. Also, the predators that kept them in check are gone.