Managing humanely means poisoning the mares with Zonastat-H, an ovary-killing pesticide on the same EPA list as toxic chemicals.
Long-term use (more than five consecutive years) ends in sterility.
Note the lump at 1:01. Darting injury? Unlawful of pesticides at 3:42.
The advocates have prevented 500 horses from being born!
Only one last year and two this year. In a herd of 313.
The herd is shrinking, there’s no turning over of the genetic soil, the breeding population is nearly zero and natural selection has been stalled.
The Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group is an affiliate of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal.
As for the Apache-Sitgreaves, much of the land has been dedicated to livestock grazing, a government giveaway the Forest Service is trying to protect.
Western Horse Watchers Association 