The incident was basically a 100% roundup with selective return, leaving around 100 hand-picked wild horses to repopulate the area.
Q. Did the helicopter sterilize any mares?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Was the breeding population destroyed?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Did the roundup stop genetic mixing?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Did the incident attract women?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Did the contractor impose an irreversible genetic bottleneck?
A. No, fertility control programs do that.
Q. Why do the advocates favor extinction over recovery?
A. They want the ranchers to win.
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