The project is now in the protest stage.
Only those who participated in the planning process are eligible to comment according to the news release.
The planning area includes the Paisley Desert and Beatys Butte HMAs, according to the HMA-1 map.
Of interest in Section 3.10.1.1 of Appendix 12 (page 201 in the pdf) are these figures:
- 127 allotments in the planning area
- 164,471 active AUMs
- 2,960,285 public acres
The Lakeview allotments support livestock equivalent to 13,706 wild horses, or 4.6 wild horses per thousand public acres.
Our faithful public servants tell us that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres (27,000 animals on 27 million acres).
The advocates bolster the narrative with their darting programs.
Thay want the ranchers to win.
Western Horse Watchers Association 