Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said April 25.
Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service to maintain wild horses in the park, although the number remains to be determined. Roughly 200 horses now roam the park.
Wild horses will remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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