Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
Comments will be accepted through April 30.
The project may be a forerunner of the Rock Springs RMP Amendments, which will finish the job by zeroing out most of the HMAs involved.
The leading beneficiary of the effort is the Rock Springs Grazing Association.
RELATED: Comments Invited on Draft EA for Rock Springs Gather Plan.
The Draft EA for resource enforcement actions in the Calico Complex suggests that he’d have to be looking over his shoulder every day, not just during roundups (page 25 in the pdf): “BLM does euthanize old, sick or lame animals on the range when such animals have been identified. This occurs on an on-going basis and is not limited to wild horse gathers.”
RELATED: ‘Hopeless’ Seen at Water Tanks.
If he was captured in a roundup, he’d be put down for a pre-existing condition with a hopeless prognosis for recovery. Left alone, he survives.
RELATED: ‘Hopeless’ Still in the Area.
Definitely a threat to new foals, although there won’t be many of them this year, thanks to the ‘advocates.’
If you shot these horses with darts, you’d probably be charged with animal cruelty.
Not so for the PZP zealots.
They’ve denied about 600 lives this year on the Virginia Range, by their own estimation, pushing the birth rate below the death rate, assuming a 5% loss per year and initial herd size of 3,000. It’s the downslope in this chart.
If the government took 600 wild horses off the range in a roundup, there’d be outrage.
Not so for the PZP zealots. Herd contraction is bad, unless it’s done by them.
These people are getting rid of more wild horses than predators, motorists, drillers, miners and shooters ever could, second only to the government.
Don’t give them a penny.
RELATED: Cutting the Virginia Range Herd Down to Size.
A few horses have appeared at the water tanks over the winter, even though the water supply has been shut off. The tanks may contain some rainwater or melted snow.
The Decision Record, issued today, authorizes Alternative 1 in the Final EA, subject to a 30-day appeal period.
The initial roundup, to be carried out with helicopters, will occur in late May, according to a BLM news release. The operation will target up to 939 animals.
The Finding of No Significant Impact, not applicable to the burros, suggests that little if any collateral damage is expected.
RELATED: Comments Invited on Draft EA for SoCal Burro Removals.
She doesn’t look like she’ll be foaling anytime soon in this photo from April 19. If the stud gets close she kicks him, aggressively.
Dart her anyway, it’s good for business.
RELATED: Due in Two Weeks?
A survey by the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce found 78% of respondents saying that the facility is not worth the personal, environmental and economic impacts, according to a report posted today by the FOX affiliate in Yakima, WA.
The applicant, Scout Clean Energy of Boulder, CO, went straight to the state authorities for approval, bypassing county government, fearing the locals do not want the project.
They were right.
He was reported missing yesterday, according to a story by the CBS affiliate in Denver.
Only four days old.
Rewards are being offered but no details were given.
The resolution never came up for a vote and has now passed its expiration date, according to a report by The Record-Courier of Gardnerville, NV.
The overview at NELIS says no further action allowed.
The story suggests that representatives of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, backers of the April 1 amendment, believe that opposition to the measure implies support for their fertility control programs.
RELATED: Refuting SJR3 or Selling PZP?
There’s nothing to cheer about in the proposal, unless you’re a public-lands rancher, but it did out some of the bogus advocacy groups.
The plan will enforce resource allocations already on the books by removing 70% of America’s wild horses and burros from their home range.
RELATED: Cheerleader Groups Endorse New WHB Management Plan.
Yesterday both sides in the case asked the court to stay a lawsuit regarding the government’s sterilization plans for mares in the Confusion HMA, according to an article by Law Street Media.
If approved, the BLM will have until June 21 to finalize new plans for sterilization that would not include ovariectomy via colpotomy.
Plaintiffs could pursue the lawsuit after that date if they are not satisfied with the government’s new plan.
RELATED: BLM Drops Plan for Sterilization of Confusion Mares?
The site has reverted to mostly white space with a logo and video feed.
The link for creating new accounts is gone.
RELATED: Normal Ops at FRANK?
The text reflects changes that occurred on April 12.
RELATED: AJR-5 to Halt WHB Roundups?
To receive funding, proposals solicited earlier this week for on-range projects must align with one or more the following requirements:
Nobody in the wild horse world is going to participate in these efforts, except for a few of the ‘advocacy’ groups (see this example).
Proposals would likely come from farm bureaus, stock grower’s associations and public-lands ranchers, who would benefit from the program.
If the goal is to protect wild horses and burros, why not consider these themes?
The total program funding is $500,000, ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 per project.
RELATED: Funding Available for WHB Protection Projects.
The project site has been reorganized and new documents have been added since the public review began, according to a story by the White Mountain Independent.
RELATED: Heber Comment Period Ends This Week.
Two ‘advocacy’ groups have claimed responsibility.
Western Horse Watchers was unable to confirm the announcements at BLM’s news site.
RELATED: Confusion Lawsuits In the News.
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