Western Horse Watchers is unable to corroborate the story by Deseret News with reports from the BLM.
Unlike the incident at Cañon City, the agency has not acknowledged the loss at its news site or the Utah HMA page.
The reporter’s source was the self-serving Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, whose representatives used the deaths to justify their ruinous darting programs.
In cases like these, you have to wonder if the reporter contacted CAAWH through the course of her research or if CAAWH approached her as an outlet for its propaganda.
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