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Press Release March 29, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2022 Contact: Animal Wellness Action contact:Marty Irby, executive directormarty@animalwellnessaction.org CANA contact:Manda Kalimian, foundermandak@canafoundation.org/ Wild Horse Education contact:Laura Leigh, presidentlaura@WildHorseEducation.org Horse Advocates Continue Fight with BLM Ongoing concerns address wild horse management practice Reno, Nevada – A coalition of wild horse and animal protection organizations continues to press its case against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) …
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Wild Horse, Animal Welfare Advocates Sue to Halt Cruel, Unjustified, Secretive Round-Ups in Nevada
Wild Horse, Animal Welfare Advocates Sue to Halt Cruel, Unjustified, Secretive Round-Ups in Nevada OR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 24, 2022 Contact:Animal Wellness Action contact:Marty Irby, executive directormarty@animalwellnessaction.org; CANA Foundation contact:Manda Kalimian, foundermandak@canafoundation.org\//; Wild Horse Education contact:Laura Leigh, presidentlaura@WildHorseEducation.org; Wild Horse, Animal Welfare Advocates Sue to Halt Cruel, Unjustified, Secretive Round-Ups in Nevada Reno, Nevada – Friday, a coalition of wild horse and animal …
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STOP THE ROUNDUPS! REWILD.
STOP THE ROUNDUPS! REWILD. The Bureau of Land Management did not waste a moment sharing their plans for the wild horses in 2022. On January 5th, they announced they would be rounding up 22,000 wild horses and burros this year. Less than a week later, on January 11th, they started with the Pancake region in Nevada. The BLM has set out …
Day Of The Horse—Press Release
CANA Foundation Marks the National Day of the Horse with Rewilding News & Initiatives CANA Foundation Marks the National Day of the Horse with Rewilding News & Initiatives Link to original release On December 13, 2021, when Congress Designated the Day to Encourage Americans to be Mindful of the Contribution of Horses to U.S. Economy, History, and Character, the New …
November is National Native American Heritage Month celebrating the culture and ancestry of indigenous people honoring contributions and traditions.
November is National Native American Heritage Month celebrating the culture and ancestry of indigenous people honoring contributions and traditions.Darrell Marcus Kills In Sight (Wambli Ohitika Kills In Sight) is the living relative of the great Lakota warrior Crazy Horse [Tȟašúŋke Witkó], one of the two most celebrated Lakota leaders. It was early on a July morning when I was first introduced …
Long Island Horse Rescuer Manda Kalimian Was ‘Born to Rewild’
Long Island Horse Rescuer Manda Kalimian Was ‘Born to Rewild’ Wild horses that roam America’s Western rangelands descended from indigenous populations and were not all imported from Spain—an important distinction that means mustangs have been misclassified as an invasive species. Those findings in a recent scientific study are among the revelations that Manda Kalimian, the founder and president of the …
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Saving our Honey Bees and Wild Horses
Saving our Honey Bees and Wild Horses “Much of a Muchness” Did you know that 7 of the 10 top honey-producing states are in the American West? Topping the list producing over 38.6 million pounds of honey a year valued at 61 million dollars is North Dakota—followed by South Dakota, California, Texas, Montana, Minnesota, and Idaho. Honey bees are pollinators; they are the farmer’s …
A Wild Night Out
On Sept 23, 2021, Manda Kalimian and Cana Foundation hosted an event at the Rewilding Command Center on Long Island that attracted attendees from Manhattan to the end of the island along with dignitaries and congressional leaders. Manda’s book, Born to Rewild—Triumphs of a Now Fearless Woman was officially announced and a wild and educational time was had by all.
The County Naturally—Re-writing Ice Age Horse History—Pamela Stagg—99.3 County FM
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LI woman works to save wild mustangs headed for slaughter
LI woman works to save wild mustangs headed for slaughter By Joan Gralla Updated September 10, 2021, 7:54 AM Original Article Here Today’s wild mustangs are native to North America, not heirs of Spanish conquistadors’ mounts, according to a Locust Valley rescuer who says new DNA research should help save them from being slaughtered by the thousands in Mexico and Canada. …
Born to Be Wild
Born to be Wild.Animal advocates are pushing back against the roundup of Utah’s Onaqui wild horse herd.Utah is home to one of the most famous herds of wild horses in America, the Onaqui. Named for the Onaqui Mountains, more than 500 horses roam free in rangeland just outside Tooele, roughly 60 miles from Salt Lake City. Tourists, photographers, horse lovers …
Angie and Ruth McCartney Interview Manda Kalimian
Ruth and Angie McCartney Interview Manda Kalimian, founder of Cana Foundation
Op-Ed—LA Times: Let wild horses do their part to save the West
Op-Ed—LA Times: Let wild horses do their part to save the West BY MANDA KALIMIAN AUG. 16, 2021 3 AM PT America’s wild horses are in crisis. Throughout the West, they are being rounded up and kept by the government in what amount to prisons before being sterilized or auctioned off — some to owners who will treasure them, but others …
Rewilding Horses Helps to Mitigate Effects of the Megadrought
Rewilding Horses Helps to Mitigate Effects of the MegadroughtWe are living in a time where climate change is showing itself in multiple ways affecting all our lives. The western plains states are facing a megadrought and each year it becomes more severe. As water is continually dried up from the environment due to rising temperatures and aridification, plants are driven …
Well-Digging Donkeys
There is little that demonstrates the dramatic effects that species-removal can have on an ecosystem better than the story of feral desert donkeys digging wells. Generally considered a threat to the natural environment, this once essential labor force gives life to dozens of species by unearthing life-giving water which creates balance in bio-diversity that has long been overlooked. In short, …
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A Horse is a Horse… Of Course! Now Proven Through Ancient DNA
A newly published paper by an international group of collaborators demonstrates that ancient horse populations in North America and Eurasia maintained contact for hundreds of thousands of years, rather than becoming separate species. It is from this stock that the modern domestic horse developed. The study, led by Alisa Vershinina, PhD, from the Paleogenomics Lab at University of California Santa Cruz, investigated whether certain …
The Hill Op-Ed: Managing wild horses on the public lands
The Hill Op-Ed: Managing wild horses on the public lands “The future of our environment and all that it sustains is a priority for the new administration,” writes Michael Connor in a new Op-Ed on wild horses in The Hill, the largest independent political news site in the United States. We are thrilled that Connor’s thoughts for “restoring protection and preservation as …
The Story of the Horse
Learn about the story of the horse and how scientists are studying the evolutionary history of the horse using fossil and modern evidence.
NY State Mother Nature Act, Stopping Pandemics & Other April News
A mix of April news related to rewilding cities, ways to stop the next pandemic and Konik ponies in the wild.
Spotlight on Laura Leigh
Laura Leigh joins the CANA Foundation team as an advisor, bringing a plethora of expertise.
Deb Haaland, UN Letter & More March News
This month’s news rundown reveals stories related to politics, the environment and leisure pursuits, including rewilding spaces for travel lovers.