"Unbridled Love" Science on Tap Happy Hour at National Mechanics
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 5-7 p.m

A few intrepid souls braved the wintry weather to share the latest conservation news and learn about "the other conservation" when it comes to wild horses and burros. Rebecca Kaplan, a fellow at the Science History Institute, explained the difference between "wild" and "feral" horses, why their numbers on federal lands have been booming and busting since the 1960s (when they were still slaughtered for pet food), and how a yearly birth-control vaccine could help to control their populations at healthy, non-starving levels. We also learned that burros get no respect. #andburros