Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
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In this segment, conference organizer Linda Greaves identifies herself as a volunteer darter with Wild Horse Eradication.
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At the Currituck Outer Banks with Trail Ventures.
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The incident started on July 10. Results through July 18:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A filly was dispatched on Day 8 for a respiratory infection.
The death rate is 0.4%.
The capture total includes 603 stallions, 581 mares and 257 foals.
Youngsters represented 17.8% of the animals gathered, too low to support a herd growth rate of 20% per year.
Of the adults, 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female.
Body condition scores on Days 8 and 9 ranged from 2 to 5.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not specified.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
The project area covers 1,145,515 acres.
PREVIOUS: Callaghan Roundup, Day 7.
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Two bands have migrated into the Lahontan area according to the writer of a guest column in Carson Now and they might be captured and processed as BLM horses.
How would she know this?
She’s the Director of Conservation with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, instigator of the mass sterilization program in their home range.
Her volunteers will chase the mares to the ends of the earth for an opportunity to hit them with pesticide-laced darts.
The column is a sales pitch for nonmotorized removal, a service that CAAWH provides.
Starting tomorrow, wild horses “will lose their freedom forever. Not because science says they must go but because our federal management system has failed to keep pace with modern conservation,” codewords for long-term use of PZP, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility and herd collapse.
Describing current management practices as a broken system, the writer notes that, after a roundup, populations are allowed to grow beyond levels deemed appropriate, which is how nature provides for genetic diversity and long-term viability.
What she proposes is a dead-end for wild horses, the greater of two evils.
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You could argue that they’re rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic but you’d be wrong.
The ship is already at the bottom of the ocean, thanks to the advocates.
Concerns about herd size, genetic diversity and planned removals, outlined in a story by AZ Free News, are too late, too far downstream.
The damage has already been done and a “Follow the Science” rally, set for July 22, won’t fix it, no matter how large the crowd and how many experts are invited.
The organizers—names unknown—should have called it the “Truth Harder to Find than Foals” rally.
The only way to save the herd from collapse is to bring in mares from other areas that haven’t been ruined by PZP.
The effort should be accompanied by an investigation of all parties involved since 2018.
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The incident will begin on or about July 20 according to the news release.
The capture and removal goals are 250 each.
The current population is thought to be around 275.
The AML is zero.
A helicopter will push the horses into the trap.
Public lands within a five-mile radius of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities will be closed to public entry with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.
Animals identified for removal will be taken to the off-range corrals in Paradise Valley.
The HA is managed principally for livestock.
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The incident started on July 10. Results through July 16:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
Helicopters did not fly on Day 6.
Results for Days 1 and 4 were revised.
Two mares were put down on Day 7 due to missing eyes.
The death rate is 0.4%.
The capture total includes 516 stallions, 501 mares and 223 foals.
Youngsters represented 18.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of twelve to thirteen percent per year.
Of the adults, 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female.
Body condition scores on Day 7 ranged from 2 to 4.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not specified.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
The project area covers 1,145,515 acres.
PREVIOUS: Callaghan Roundup, Day 5.
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The solicitation has been marked INACTIVE, possibly in response to the court ruling in favor of ISPMB.
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The wild horse world is corrupt from top to bottom, especially in the space occupied by the advocates.
With roundup season in full swing, they’re going all out to sell nonmotorized removal.
Except they don’t call it that. They call it conservation.
They may even post images of wild horses grazing peacefully near a water hole.
Except there are no foals.
If you’re a hunter or rancher, you should recognize the limitations of motorized removal and the advantages of their approach:
But fertility control can.
So think twice before criticizing the advocates. They offer the greater of two evils.
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The news release said it’s over but that probably corresponds to aerial operations.
The gather page shows 103 horses captured, none shipped and none returned to the HMA, which means 100% unaccounted-for animals.
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The solicitation appeared yesterday at SAM.
The statement of work includes draining, cleaning and liner repair.
Proposals are due August 3.
The SOW does not indicate if the sludge was tested for hazardous materials.
The rectangular pond is at the north end of the facility.
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An alert by the Modoc National Forest says that entering or being in the Wild Horse Holding Facility Closure Area is prohibited from July 9 to August 3.
The map shows a development in S35 T43N R11E but does not identify it.
The ArcGIS Viewer puts it on Airport Road which may correspond to County Road 74, the address given in a Google search.
The order did not indicate if the closure was related to the Montgomery Pass roundup.
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The incident started today as planned with 103 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.
RELATED: Saylor Creek Roundup Pending.
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The incident started on July 10. Results through July 14:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The death rate is 0.3%.
The capture total includes 446 stallions, 422 mares and 178 foals.
Youngsters represented 17.0% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not specified.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
The project area covers 1,145,515 acres.
PREVIOUS: Callaghan Roundup, Day 3.
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The news release rolled out on the same day that the comment period for the grazing rule update closed.
The new rules would prohibit wild horse preserves on public lands.
The campaign, which starts on July 23, includes in-person and online adoption events.
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The total climbed to 83 on July 10, up from 73 on June 21.
Last year’s record was 103.
Thunderbolt was the top producer, credited with eight foals.
There was a three-way tie for second place and a four-way tie for third.
Colts led fillies 43 to 39 with one undetermined.
Refer to this spreadsheet for a ranking of sires.
The herd has been engineered for maximum production and revenues, despite a limit of 150 horses in the refuge.
The pony swim will occur on July 29 according to the guide, followed by the auction on July 30.
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The incident started on July 10. Results through July 12:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
Helicopters did not fly on Day 2.
Two horses died unintentionally the same day.
The death rate is 0.6%.
The capture total includes 228 stallions, 229 mares and 85 foals.
Youngsters represented 15.7% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female.
Body condition scores were not given on Day 3.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not specified.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
The project area covers 1,145,515 acres.
PREVIOUS: Callaghan Roundup in Progress.
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Ranchers, with the cooperation of your faithful public servants, want to control how grazing allotments are used.
Permits would be limited to animals they like, such as cattle and sheep.
Grazing would no longer be authorized for undesirable species such as bison and horses, precluding the use of public lands for wild animal preserves.
It’s anti-competitive, a barrier to those who would lawfully acquire base properties and petition the government for changes in livestock types and seasons of use.
It’s also the middle finger to those who bear the costs of off-range holding.
You can comment against the proposal at the Federal Register.
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At the southwest corner of the Virginia Range, documenting the mass sterilization program, with Art.
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Q. Did the helicopters sterilize any mares?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Was genetic diversity compromised?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Did the incident reduce the breeding population to an unsustainable level?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Did the roundup attract women?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Will the herd collapse?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Are you surprised that the advocates push for the greater of two evils?
A. No, they want the ranchers to win.
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