Are mustang horses an endangered species?
There are now over 45,000 wild horses in captivity awaiting adoption or slated for slaughter.The Bureau of land Management claims that the AML or Annual Management Levels are at 28,000 nationwide.It is far less..To date, the nationwide wild horse count is at an all time low of less than 20,000.The majority of wild horses are in Nevada where their numbers have dwindled to less than 14,000 statewide.The remainder of wild horses are located in Arizona,California,North Carolina’s Shackleford Banks,Maryland’s Assateaque Island and Wyoming.