A new project has been opened in ePlanning and one document has been uploaded.
The entire HMA plus a five-mile buffer will be closed to all public entry with the exception of contractor personnel and observers escorted by BLM staff.
A map on page 6 shows the closure area.
A court order allowed the BLM to remove about a third of the horses provided the remaining population does not fall below 278.
Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
Two horses were dispatched on Day 2 for physical defects.
The death rate is 1.8%.
The capture total includes 57 stallions, 73 mares and 37 foals.
Youngsters represented 22.2% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 43.8% were male and 56.2% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
An unspecified number of mares will be treated with fertility control and returned to the range, prolonging the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
Forage: 2,004 AUMs per year
Water: 1,670 gallons per day
Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding pens are closed to the public, with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.
The meeting begins at 8:00 AM local time on October 21 according to the agenda.
Public comments will be taken at 9:00 AM.
CDA staff will update the team on the wild horse license plate, a source of funds for the darting programs, and BLM staff will discuss wild horse roundups in the state.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking an emergency roundup that would have captured all of the wild horses in the HMA, placed them in feedlots for two years and returned a small fraction after conditions improved.
The news release said the Trump appointee was concerned that the BLM decided to remove the horses before it conducted an environmental assessment, a NEPA violation known as “predetermination.”
The agenda said the last session on September 16 would cover multiple use and future policy but it turned out to be an update from the BLM on wild horse populations and efforts to improve long-term management.
A article by Wyoming Livestock Roundup said the agency will be rolling out a new program by the end of the year called the Rangeland Health Initiative, which is intended to coordinate programs overseeing wild horse and burro management, livestock grazing and wildlife habitat.
On another front, they are trying to reengage the Path Forward Coalition, a group of stakeholders with varying perspectives on wild horse management and reach out to sportsmen and wildlife organizations.
The meeting was held a few days before the Pesticide Roundtable, which would have added more weight to remarks about fertility control.
A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction that would block adoptions and fertility control treatments of wild horses captured last month in Idaho according to a report by Capital Press.
The plaintiffs couldn’t point to any concrete data, information or statistics regarding the injections that would warrant an order stopping them.
Seriously?
Who said the advocates aren’t ill-informed about wild horses?
Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The gather stats say 221 shipped.
The death rate is 0.8%.
The capture total includes 72 stallions, 130 mares and 53 foals.
Youngsters represented 20.8% of the animals gathered, enough to support a herd growth rate of 15% per year.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
Forage: 3,060 AUMs per year
Water: 2,550 gallons per day
Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities are closed to the public, with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.
There are no plans to treat the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.
The Complex, consisting of three HMAs, is subject to permitted grazing.
Whenever you see statements like “more wild horses on the landscape than the range can sustain,” you should be skeptical. In many cases the resources are there but your faithful public servants gave them to livestock.
A new project has been opened in ePlanning and three documents have been uploaded.
Areas within five miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities will be closed to all public entry according to the Decision Record.
The exceptions are contractor personnel and observers escorted by BLM staff.
A map in the Categorical Exclusion indicates the area to be swept for wild horses extends well beyond the HMAs but does not show the trap sites or holding pens.
The incident is on the schedule with a start date of October 16.
The advocates always come down on the wrong side of the issues.
If the judge understood that, he would have dismissed the case brought by The Cloud Foundation, known for its unwavering support of the pesticide, whose attorney argued that removal of 37 horses would cause irreparable harm to the herd.
The October 13 hearing was originally covered by the Billings Gazette but the story was placed behind a paywall.
Contrary to a statement in the report, animals showing signs of genetic defects, like club feet, will be euthanized, not removed and put up for adoption.
The advocates are embarrassed by nature and nature’s way, especially the transmission of life.
They want the populations subjected to never-ending fertility control, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility, loss of genetic diversity and herd collapse.
They are phonies, enemies of the horses, and don’t deserve a penny of your support.
Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The gather stats say 194 shipped.
The helicopter did not fly on Day 12 due to bad weather.
The death rate is 0.9%.
The capture total includes 65 stallions, 116 mares and 47 foals.
Youngsters represented 20.6% of the animals gathered, enough to support a herd growth rate of 15% per year.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
Forage: 2,736 AUMs per year
Water: 2,280 gallons per day
Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities are closed to the public, with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.
