The advocates will do it for free.
With the Assateague and Currituck herds imploding because of too many nonviable mares, a fact they will never acknowledge, the advocates can point to their darting programs at the Salt River and Virginia Range as examples of mass sterilization supported by the public.
Except they won’t call it that. They’ll say it’s in-the-wild management.
Some observers claim that the FY24 budget cut will push the agency toward permanent solutions such as surgical sterilization.
RELATED: Mass Sterilization OK if Done with PZP.
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