QUIZ: How much do you know about the American West's wild horse population?
A recent evaluation by a National Research Council committee sheds light on the National Wild Horses and Burros Program.
A: The animals moved from public lands are sold or adopted, but they are also moved to short-term holding facilities and, if unadoptable, moved to long-term holding facilities. As protected animals, horses and burros removed from public lands are not slaughtered or euthanized if healthy.
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