Researcher Calls for More Wild Horse Protections After 17 Shot Dead in Rural BC

Wild horse mares walk along an oil and gas roadway on Crown land near Sundre, Alta., on Dec. 11, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

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.

Wayne McCrory, who has been studying horses in the province for about two decades, said he was shocked to learn the animals had been shot to death.