Third horse ecosanctuary approved by US authorities

Federal authorities in the US have given the nod to a third privately run ecosanctuary which intends to provides a home to wild horses. The new sanctuary is to be located in Lander, Wyoming, on the 900-acre Double D Ranch. It would initially hold up to 100 horses, with the first horses arriving as early as the spring of 2015. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says the ecosanctuary will be run by Dwayne and Denise Oldham, who own and lease portions of the Double D Ranch. It would be the second BLM-private ecosanctuary to be located in Wyoming; a 290-horse ranch is already operated by Richard and Jana Wilson on the 4000-acre Deerwood Ranch near Centennial, Wyoming. A third ecosanctuary, known as the Mowdy Ranch, operated by Clay and Kit Mowdy, holds 153 horses on 1280 acres and is located 12 miles northeast of Coalgate, Oklahoma. “This advances our efforts to improve the BLM’s management of and care for America’s wild horses and burros,” BLM director Neil Kornze said...more