A band of wild horses on a mountainside near the Soda Mountain Wilderness area. Photo Courtesy of: Wild Horse Fire Brigade - a non-profit organization hide caption toggle caption Photo Courtesy of: Wild Horse Fire Brigade - a non-profit organization Short Wave Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay August 2, 2022 Under a 1971 Congressional Act, the Bureau of Land Management has the right to round up wild horses on public lands. Oftentimes, those horses are shipped to holding facilities, where they are kept in captivity and separated from their families. William Simpson wants to change that. He wants to deploy the wild horses across public lands, to live and graze — and ultimately, prevent the worst wildfires. Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay Listen · 14:00 14:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1110474146/1114388595" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay Listen · 14:00 14:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1110474146/1114388595" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript