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FORT scientists present at the 2024 FREES (Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability) Summit

By Fort Collins Science Center April 24, 2024

FORT Deputy Center Director Steve Hanser and Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist Kate Schoenecker presented at the FREES Summit (Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability) in Elko, Nevada, April 16-18, 2024.

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Wild horse stands in sagebrush, mountain range in background
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A wild horse in sagebrush habitat, Frisco Herd Management Area, UT. Photo by L. Prevot.

 

The 2024 FREES Summit focused on interactions between free-roaming equids and wildlife. Kate Schoenecker organized the Science Symposium and Poster Session for the Summit. 

Steve gave an oral presentation, "The importance of Great Basin sagebrush ecosystems: forming the foundation for a 'thriving ecological balance'" to provide a framework for the symposium focused on the importance of habitat for wildlife and equids.  

Kate gave an oral presentation, "What we know and don’t know about competition, co-occurrence, avoidance, or facilitation between wildlife and horses," and a poster presentation on "Effects of telemetry collars on two free-roaming equid species." 

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