The grand totals as of May 28, representing short-term and long-term holding, were 53,773 wild horses and 4,252 wild burros, compared to 55,533 wild horses and 2,741 wild burros on March 26.
Reasons for the changes were not given in the report.
Adoptions, sales, deaths and transfers to other agencies bring the numbers down.
Motorized removal, preferred by ranchers, drives them up.
Mass sterilization, favored by the advocates, could eliminate the need for off-range holding along with the wild horse and burro program.
Would you be surprised if hunters and ranchers were the fastest growing segment in their donor base?
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