Sen. John Hoeven introduces new bill to protect North Dakota wild horses

Tribune editorial: Hoeven's bill would protect park horses

A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate could provide long-term protection for the wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. That’s been needed for some time.

Sen. John Hoeven introduces new bill to protect North Dakota wild horses

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXNET) — North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is saddling up for another bill trying to protect wild horses in western North Dakota. On Wednesday, Hoeven announced that he's riding with Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine on Senate Bill 1377, which seeks to maintain a genetically diverse herd of at least 150 horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South Unit. It would also state that the interior department could only remove horses fr…

Sen. Hoeven introduces bill to require keeping wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the health and genetic diversity of the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act would require the park to maintain a herd of at least 150 horses and would bar the removal of any horses “except as part of a plan to improve genetic diversity, in the case of an emergency or to protect public …

Bipartisan Senate bill would keep wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

WASHINGTON – A bill in the Senate would keep wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The legislation, which was introduced by Republican North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and Democratic Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, would maintain a genetically diverse herd of no fewer than 150 horses in the park’s south unit. “The wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park are not only a central part of the visitor experience, but they are essential …