Wild horse foal first in a century at Flathead Lake

WILDLIFE — The first wild horse born on Montana’s Wildhorse Island in more than a century stands next to her mother last week in the photo above.

The unexpected birth pushes the population past the maximum called for in the management plan for the state park, but Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say the foal will live out her life on the Flathead Lake island.

The horses often are visible to boaters on the lake.