North Dakota House passes bill to maintain livestock in TRNP

THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK (KQCD) – A invoice to take care of wild horses and different livestock in Theodore Roosevelt Nationwide Park handed the North Dakota Home this week.

Whereas horse advocates mentioned it’s a step ahead, however the herd’s future remains to be in query.

Christine Kman mentioned she enjoys seeing wild horses within the park year-round.

“These horses have been right here lengthy earlier than the park was even established,” mentioned Christine Kman, Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates President.

Kman hopes its a previous time others will have the ability to expertise for years to return.

“They’ve a proper to remain right here, greater than that, my grandkids have a proper to face right here identical to we’re as we speak and see precisely what we’re seeing,” mentioned Kman.

When the Nationwide Park Service introduced it might think about alternate options for livestock, Kman sounded an alert on the state stage.

This week invoice SCR 4014 handed the North Dakota Home. The invoice is geared toward protecting the horses within the park.

“Now with this decision, it’s going to go to the Secretary of the Inside, the Park Service Director after which Senators Cramer, Hoeven, and Armstrong, and ask them to assist maintain the horses within the park as a result of this can be a federal concern,” mentioned Kman.

We reached out to Park Superintendent Angie Richman, and she or he mentioned they’re analyzing feedback from the general public remark interval on livestock.

Richman mentioned they’re making ready a draft environmental evaluation that will likely be open for extra public remark someday this spring or summer time.

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