In the following video one of the founding members of the Pesticide Caucus complains about motorized removal at the Callaghan Complex, which she describes as costly and inhumane, and the benefits of immunocontraceptives.
The capture and removal goals are 2,000 according to the gather page, not 5,000, and there are no plans to treat any of the mares with such pesticides and return them to the range, much to her chagrin.
Remember, “humane management,” “protecting them from removal” and “a better way” are codewords for long-term use of PZP, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility and herd collapse.
Of course it is! It’s the government throwing a lifeline to high-net-worth individuals whose livelihood is threatened by pests that are robbing forage from the most noble and deserving nonnative species on Nevada’s public lands.
The Day 1 results at the gather page give body condition scores of 3 to 5, discrediting the starvation hypothesis, at least for now.
Animals removed from their lawful homes will be placed in off-range holding at a cost of $6 per head per day, while the government collects about five cents per head per day for livestock grazing in their stead.
Makes perfect sense.
Pay no attention to the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and its army of nitwits, they are public enemy #1 of America’s wild horses.
A July 10 press release by the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses says the incident is expected to become the largest wild horse removal effort in Nevada history, which is not true.
The mass sterilization program on the Virginia Range, targeting over 3,000 wild horses, is the largest removal effort in the state, and it’s inflicted by the writers of the news release.
As usual, the charlatans call for effective management strategies grounded in science, transparency and humane stewardship, codewords for long-term use of PZP, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility and herd collapse.
One of their dupes, who stars in the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals, said “This isn’t about population control.”
Yes it is.
They are pesticide salesmen, not conservationists, and don’t deserve a penny of your support.
Today a U.S. District Judge granted a preliminary injunction barring federal agencies from classifying the horses as unauthorized livestock and preventing them from capturing and removing them according to a report by Courthouse News Service.
The order applies to all horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests not just the Heber WHT.
Families were roaming the sage, foals were discovering the world and mares were carrying the next generation.
Oh the humanity!
Do you know who wrote this crap?
The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal and instigator of the largest attempted eradication of wild horses in Nevada.
Another project has been created in ePlanning and two documents have been uploaded.
The Decision Record says the agency is closing public lands within five miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities to all public entry for the duration of the incident.
Only operations personnel and any public observers who are escorted by BLM staff will be allowed in the closure area.
A map on the last page shows the project area but does not indicate trap locations.
Burros that have migrated into the Complex will also be taken into custody.
A helicopter will push the animals into the traps.
Operations will be open to public observation on a limited basis, which contradicts a closure notice issued today.
Animals not put down at the temporary holding pens will be taken to the off-range corrals at Palomino Valley and the privately owned facility known as Indian Lakes.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
Western Horse Watchers Association 