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Colorado has a wild horse problem. Could its expanded birth control darting program be a model for the West?

Colorado has a wild horse problem. Could its expanded birth control darting program be a model for the West?

Posted on August 10, 2025 By Elise Schmelzer
Denver Post

Colorado state and federal leaders are trying a new approach to control the mustang population on the Western Slope by hiring professional darters to treat the wild horses with birth control. 

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