Resource Selection of Free-ranging Horses Influenced by Fire in Northern Canada

• Main Authors: Leverkus, Sonja E. R., Fuhlendorf, Samuel D, Geertsema, Marten, Allred, Brady W, Gregory, Mark, Bevington, Alexandre R, Engle, David M., Scasta, J. Derek
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2018
• Subjects: boreal forests; Canada; Equus ferus caballus; fire; guide outfitters; horses; pyric herbivory; rangelands; Behavior and Ethology; Biodiversity; Forest Management; Other Animal Sciences; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol12/iss1/10; https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1457&context=hwi

Free-ranging or feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) were important to the livelihood of First Nations and indigenous communities in Canada. The early inhabitants of the boreal region of British Columbia (BC) capitalized on naturally occurring wildfires and anthropogenic burning to provide forage for...