Horses of Cumberland Island et al v. Haaland et al

  1. November 12, 2024

    Ga. Judge Tosses Feral Horses Island Enviro Suit

    A Georgia federal judge encouraged the National Park Service to better manage the feral horses of Cumberland Island, even as she dismissed a lawsuit alleging federal and state agencies mistreated the animals and allowed them to trample the habitat, eggs and nests of endangered sea turtles and piping plovers.

  2. August 26, 2024

    Wild Ga. Horses Need Aid During Suit's Limbo, Advocates Say

    As a Georgia federal judge considers whether to scuttle a lawsuit alleging that a herd of feral horses on one of the state's coastal islands has been neglected and mistreated by federal authorities, the equine plaintiffs have asked the court to order the government to furnish them with emergency stores of food and drinking water.

  3. May 07, 2024

    Georgia Wants Green Groups' Feral Horses Suit Tossed

    The state of Georgia on Monday urged a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by conservation groups who want state and federal authorities to remove feral horses they say are running rampant and endangering wildlife on Cumberland Island.

  4. April 15, 2024

    Green Groups Defend Suit To Expel Ga. Island's Wild Horses

    Conservation groups told a Georgia federal court on Monday that Peach State officials are not shielded from their lawsuit to make state and federal authorities remove feral horses they say are threatening endangered wildlife on Cumberland Island.

  5. March 25, 2024

    Wild Horses Can't Drag Ga., Feds Into Enviro Suit, Judge Told

    U.S. and Georgia government officials have again asked a Peach State federal court to throw out claims they illegally neglected feral horses on Cumberland Island, arguing a revised lawsuit from conservation groups still can't show they are responsible for damage committed by the animals.

  6. December 19, 2023

    Ga., Park Service Want Out Of Suit Over Island's Feral Horses

    The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service authorities and two Georgia commissioners told a state federal judge Tuesday that a lawsuit claiming they unlawfully allowed malnourished feral horses to run roughshod on Cumberland Island must be thrown out.

  7. July 28, 2023

    Feds Ask Judge To Scrap Suit Over Ga. Island's Wild Horses

    The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking a Georgia federal judge to toss a suit claiming it unlawfully let feral horses run roughshod on Cumberland Island National Seashore, arguing groups behind the suit cannot point to any challengeable action it has taken or anything requiring it to act.

  8. May 23, 2023

    Ga. Official Wants Out Of Suit Over Island's Wild Horses

    The commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has asked a federal judge to excuse him from a suit alleging that the federal government is neglecting the well-being of malnourished feral horses running rampant on Cumberland Island, saying he lacks authority under any law to regulate the horses.

  9. April 14, 2023

    Island's Wild Horses Drag Georgia, Park Service Into Court

    The federal government is neglecting the well-being of more than 100 malnourished feral horses running rampant on Cumberland Island and destroying its surroundings, according to a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court by a group of environmental organizations — and the horses themselves.