Wild horses on the Warm Springs Reservation

Wild horses run through trees on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon.

USGS researchers experienced in feral horse survey methods are partnering with tribes to generate reliable population size estimates of feral horses on tribal lands. This work includes training tribal biologists and rangeland managers in aerial and ground survey techniques, and coproducing tutorials in survey methods, so that tribes will be able to conduct future surveys independently. This video was taken by a researcher in a helicopter flying above the horses.