The FY24 schedule shows a December 7 start date but today’s news release indicates December 8.
The plan calls for the capture of 350 wild horses, removal of 138, treatment of up to 106 mares with GonaCon Equine (a fertility control pesticide) and the return of 212.
The current population is thought to be 438, within the AML of 300 – 500.
The WHR lies within the Nevada Test and Training Range so the incident will not be open to public observation.
Animals designated for removal will be taken to the Ridgecrest off-range corrals.
The WHR covers 1,301,637 acres of military land southeast of Tonopah and is not subject to permitted grazing but surrounding lands are.
A roundup two years ago removed horses and burros from the area.
Western Horse Watchers Association 