The Center for Biological Diversity says the herd should be no larger than 50 according to a story by ABC15 News of Phoenix.
The current population is slightly over 300.
The advocates say the herd should contain at least 200 wild horses, so they’re the good guys, right?
Only if you think mass sterilization is good for the herd.
The darts mentioned in the article contain PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking the ovaries.
Damage begins with the first injection and proceeds to sterility after five years of treatment.
The mares will be sterile halfway into the ten-year program, which occurs this year.
The goal of 200 will be reached in a few more years but the decline won’t stop there.
The herd on the Maryland side of Assateague Island, where the same pesticide was applied, is still shrinking eight years after the darting program was shut off.
Fifty will look good as the herd disappears into the sunset.
The Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group is a puppet of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal.
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