Wildlife ecologist Craig C. Downer takes us deep into the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, a remote and ecologically rich region straddling the Nevada–California border. The Mustang Man, directed by former UCLA professor Tom Porter, is a passionate defense of America’s wild horses and burros, whose numbers have been decimated and whose very survival is now in jeopardy.

These misunderstood keystone species are not the pests they are made out to be. Instead, they play a vital ecological role—building nutrient-rich soils, helping prevent catastrophic wildfires, and even digging water wells that benefit countless other species. Downer presents a compelling case for reserve design as the true path forward, honoring the intent of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.

Filmed in breathtaking locations like Boundary Peak, Inyo National Forest, and among the ancient bristlecone pines of the White Mountains, this documentary is both a call to action and a love letter to some of the West’s most majestic and persecuted animals. It challenges disinformation, exposes corrupt public land policy, and offers solutions rooted in science and respect.

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