BLM Wyoming State Director Placed on Leave

He was sidelined because of ethics violations according to a report by WyoFile.

Acolyte Praises Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group

They have been doing a great job of managing the horses according to the writer of a letter to Tuscon dot com.

They administer birth control and provide water troughs and feeding programs at no cost to the government.

Much to her dismay, the Forest Service wants to reduce the herd to 100 or 150 horses, which is the next stop on the tour.

Environmental groups that want it cut to 50 or less will get their wish.

Those who want it wiped out altogether will be gratified.

There is no need to continue the charade. Most of the mares have been ruined by the advocates, which the writer ignores.

Other characteristics omitted from the letter:

Injuries and infections
Elevated death rate
Abnormal sex ratio
Loss of genetic diversity
Selection for faulty immune systems

The writer wants you to send letters to the governor and other officials to keep the herd in the Tonto National Forest even though her buddies are doing the opposite.

Salt River Advocates Achieve Nine Percent Death Rate

The death rate in wild horse herds typically ranges from five to six percent per year.

But the Salt River advocates have exceeded that by 50%!

Data from report by KPHO News:

Initial population: 460
Current population: 260
Duration of darting program: 6 years

460(1 – .09)⁶ = 261

The average age of the herd is increasing because few if any new foals are hitting the ground, which should increase the death rate, but not by this much.

Are they spiking the PZP with some other toxin?

RELATED: Remember This Roundup?

Three More ORPs in the Pipeline

Environmental assessments have been copied to project folders in ePlanning for public review, with comments due on May 7.

Craig – new facility, 500 wild horses, former cattle ranch
Hepler – existing facility, expand capacity by 1,190 wild horses
St. Augustine – new facility, 330 wild horses, former cattle ranch

RELATED: Another ORP in Oklahoma?

It’s Official: HR 2864 Is the Veterans for Pesticides Act

Same title as in the 118th Congress, same poison.

Remember This Roundup?

Here are the numbers:

Target – Wild horses
Initial population – 460
Final population – 260
Overall reduction – 43.5%
Type – Planned

It wasn’t carried out by the BLM.

It did not involve helicopters.

No animals were consigned to off-range holding.

The herd will continue to shrink when the contract expires.

The persons responsible will not face charges.

Still can’t place it?

There was no roundup.

You can’t call it removal because the advocates did it.

It’s a fine example of wild horse conservation, carried out by the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group with support from the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses.

Data provided by KPHO News in an April 28 report.

Forest Service Still Targeting Mount Charleston Horses

Report by KTNV News of Las Vegas.

The story does not indicate if Chris Giunchigliani is in any way associated with hunting or ranching interests.

State Not Happy with Salt River Sterilization Program?

The contract with the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group expires in May and the new agreement states that for every horse born, three other horses must be removed or adopted out according to a report by KPHO News.

SRWHDG ringleader Simone Netherlands said “We want every horse born on the Salt River to be able to live out their lives on the river” but that doesn’t happen very often thanks to her and her band of merrymen.

Mares that do bear fruit probably have faulty immune systems and the advocates rely on predators to fix those uh-ohs.

Other benefits of PZP darting programs, besides shrinking herds, include abnormal sex ratios, injuries and infections, tiny breeding populations and loss of genetic diversity.

But the crème de la crème, which the advocates deny, is mass sterilization and the Arizona Department of Agriculture apparently doesn’t understand that.

The herd has likely reached the tipping point and will continue to decline, contract or no contract.

A better option would be to acquire land that meets the requirements of a base property, attach it to one or more vacant allotments in the Tonto National Forest, such as Bartlett or St. Clair, and move the horses from the contested area into a much larger home.

Fundraiser to Condemn Virginia Range Sterilization Program?

The odds are slim to none based on the interview in this report by KOLO News.

Beat the numbers down with ovary-killing pesticides, sell mass sterilization as wild horse conservation.

The story says you should not be feeding wild horses yet the beneficiary of the fundraiser is a group that feeds the horses!

The group is also responsible for the botched rescue last August that landed 24 Virginia Range horses in the Carson City prison.

Mustang Monday

Horses have the day off. On the Black Mountain HMA with TheRealRenegades.

Heber Mare Rescued from Mud

She was stuck in a water hole that was drying out according to a story by KPNX News.

Her foal did not wade into the quagmire.

UPDATE: Added video.

Rawlins Base Property Available for $15 Million

Here’s your chance to place wild horses in the Wyoming checkerboard!

Haystack River Ranch covers over 92,000 acres, including 25,000 deeded acres, 41,000 BLM acres, a private lease of 23,500 acres and a state lease according to the listing.

The land produces over 9,000 AUMs (per year), equivalent to 750 wild horses.

The overall stocking rate would be 8.1 wild horses per thousand acres.

Your faithful public servants claim that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres (25,500 animals on 25.6 million acres).

The agent’s map puts the deeded acreage, shown in white, on the east side of the ranch and the private lease on the west.

BLM parcels of approximately 640 acres each, shown in yellow, appear on both sides.

The property description says the leased acreage, also shown in white, belongs to Anadarko, which may correspond to Orion Mine Finance today.

The ranch meets three out of four requirements for a wild horse refuge.

Following successful negotiations with the parties involved, wild horses would be able to roam freely on public and private lands as cattle do today.

The ArcGIS Viewer identifies the overlapping allotments as Haystack and Haystack River Pasture.

The Allotment Master Report puts Haystack in the Maintain category and Haystack River in Custodial, condition unknown.

Wild horses can be placed on public lands not identified for their use by acquiring base properties tied to grazing allotments and flipping the preference to horses.

Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste

A story about the Axtell burro deaths should focus on principal use and the importance of keeping the animals in their lawful homes.

Unless you’re in cahoots with the bureaucrats and ranchers or wanted to give a voice to those who are.

Such is the case in this article by Deseret News.

The incident provides an opportunity to sell mass sterilization as a humane alternative to motorized removal.

Burros can’t die in off-range holding if there are none to capture.

Motorized Removal Hearing Set for May 6

The online meeting runs from 1 to 3 PM Mountain time according to the news release.

You must register to comment.

The announcement did not indicate if a hearing had been scheduled to address the issue of nonmotorized removal, peddled by the advocates as in-the-wild management.

Fraud Alert: Shifting the Future of Wild Horse Management

The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses is a world-class manufacturer of slogans intended to deceive its supporters and the American people.

Although the packaging might change, the message doesn’t: Replace motorized removal with mass sterilization, beat the numbers down with ovary-killing pesticides.

Added to AdvocateSpeak Dictionary.

Who Benefits from Alcova Fuels Reduction Project?

The BLM plans to remove juniper trees from a variety of landscapes near the Alcova Reservoir according to yesterday’s news release.

The project is a collaborative effort between the BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and private landowners.

BLM representatives will be on hand to provide information, answer questions and gather public input at an open house on May 7.

A map of the project area was provided.

A link to the NEPA review was not given.

You must travel to Alcova to participate.

The ArcGIS Viewer shows the reservoir is surrounded by grazing allotments.

The private landowners are likely permittees.

The trees, a native species, are not being targeted because they might burn if lightning strikes one of the pastures but because they crowd out forage preferred by livestock, a nonnative species.

This is another example of wasteful spending intended to prop up a failed industry.

Foal-Free Friday, Infertility Awareness Edition

This year National Infertility Awareness Week runs from April 20 to April 26.

It’s not a naturally occurring condition in the wild horse world but is inflicted by the advocates so ranchers can enjoy more of what their allotments have to offer.

They say it’s a humane alternative to motorized removal and sell it as wild horse conservation, even though the inevitable result is sterility.

Moreover, they want you to pay for it.

They are phonies, leaders of the blind, irrelevant.

Maybell Base Property Available for $8 Million

Juniper Mountain Ranch covers approximately 5,900 deeded acres southeast of Maybell, CO, with grazing preference on 5,800 BLM acres and 640 state acres according to the agent’s listing.

The deeded acreage lies within the allotment boundary.

The BLM allotment offers 800 active AUMs, equivalent to 66 wild horses or 11.4 wild horses per thousand public acres.

Your faithful public servants claim that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres (25,500 animals on 25.6 million acres).

If the deeded acreage offers the same level of forage as the public acreage, the ranch should be able to support around 130 wild horses.

The property meets three out of four requirements for refuges.

Wild horses can be placed on public lands not identified for their use by acquiring base properties tied to grazing allotments and flipping the preference to horses.

NEPA reviews would likely be required.