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17 Skeetchestn traditional horses were found dead west of Kamloops in early March

17 Skeetchestn traditional horses were found dead west of Kamloops in early March

On March 10, the Tk’emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several horses killed on BC Crown land, north of Walhachin, BC, approximately 65 km West of Kamloops. Investigators were led to the specific location, where it was confirmed 17 horses had recently been shot. They appeared to be from a herd of feral (wild) horses which frequent this area. The RCMP’s Forensic

The individual who shot and killed 17 wild horses, west of Kamloops, has local knowledge of the area, according to a wild horse researcher and biologist. 

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and provincial protections for the animals after 17 carcasses were found in rural British Columbia.

The herd may have roamed the area for hundreds of years after travelling to Canada from Russia

Wild horses are not an endangered species in B.C., and there is a lack of consensus on whether there are too many or not enough.

A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and provincial protections for the animals after 17 carcasses were found in rural British Columbia.

A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and provincial protections for the animals after ...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - Sometime in the past three weeks, somebody shot and killed 17 horses in the hills above Thompson River Estates between Kamloops and A...