News & Media
Opinion Coal Mining and Wild Horses: Who Pays the Bill?
Calgary Herald — 2025
WHOAS on the hidden cost of habitat displacement — and why non-profits like WHOAS end up carrying the burden of decisions made far from the rescue barn.
The Wild Horses of Alberta: Guardians of the Eastern Foothills
The Albertan — 2024
A profile of WHOAS's rescue, rehabilitation, and tour programs — and our work advocating for humane management of Alberta's wild horses since 2002. https://www.thealbertan.com/hot-summer-guide/the-wild-horses-of-alberta-guardians-of-the-eastern-foothills-10732109
See Them Before They Are Gone: The Struggle to Protect Alberta's Wild Horses
The Rockies Life — 2024
The conservation challenge facing Alberta's wild horses — and why organizations like WHOAS exist to ensure horses don't fall through the cracks into the livestock market.
https://therockies.life/see-them-before-they-are-gone-the-struggle-to-protect-albertas-wild-horses/
Feral Horse Count in Alberta District Past Threshold According to New Management Plan
CTV Calgary — 2023
HAWS and WHOAS. Two organizations, one goal. This 2023 CTV article captures a moment when both groups were speaking with one voice — advocating for wild horses, pushing back on government population counts, and working together to ensure no horse ever goes to slaughter. https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/feral-horse-count-in-alberta-district-past-threshold-according-to-new-management-plan/
Visit: Wild Horses of Alberta Society
This Big Adventure — 2020
A family's account of visiting WHOAS near Sundre — the horses, the people, and why the work matters. "The pride in their work, and how deeply they care for the horses is inspiring.
https://www.thisbigadventure.com/visit-wild-horses-of-alberta-society/