Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
The Decision Record authorizes Alternative 1, the Proposed Action, discussed in Section 2.2 of the Final EA.
This does not mean a roundup is imminent.
A summary of comments on the Draft EA was copied to the project folder.
The news release did not indicate how many of the 518 wild horses in the project area were actually born in the HMA.
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The advocates no longer talk about the reversibility of PZP because they’ve shifted from slowing population growth to humane disposal.
You cannot use the pesticide for herd reduction, as they are doing at the Salt River and Virginia Range, without sterilizing the mares.
It’s not wild horse conservation, it’s wild horse extermination.
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The incident started on June 9. Results through July 17:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A burro died of old age on Day 36, lifting the death rate to 0.5%.
The capture total includes 395 jacks, 353 jennies and 63 foals. The sidebar at the gather page says 397/351/63.
Youngsters represented 7.8% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
No jennies were treated with PZP since the last report, leaving the total at 78.
The July 1 schedule indicates the designated pesticide was GonaCon Equine.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
These numbers will go down if burros are returned to the range.
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The incident started on July 15. Results through July 17:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A stallion was dispatched on Day 2 for blindness in one eye, putting the death rate at 0.5%.
The capture total includes 65 stallions, 82 mares and 38 foals.
Youngsters represented 20.5% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 44.2% were male and 55.8% were female.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not given.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
The map shows the Rock Springs HMAs before the RMP amendments, which were halted by an appeals court ruling. Click to enlarge.
RELATED: Adobe Town Roundup Pending.
The incident concluded on July 16 with 38 horses captured, 38 shipped, none released and no deaths.
Results from October 3 are not included.
There were no unaccounted-for animals.
The capture and removal goals were 60 and 45.
The capture total included 16 stallions, 17 mares and 5 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.2% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female.
The average daily take was 3.8.
Up to 15 mares were to be treated with PZP and returned to the HMA.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
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Visitors were allowed to see them in the unnamed facility according to this report by Fox5 News in Las Vegas.
The reproductive status of the animals was not given.
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The event ran from May 28 to 30 in Salt Lake City.
Videos posted to Western Watersheds YouTube channel.
The incident started on July 7. Results through July 15:
The figures above are based on the daily reports minus the results from October 3.
The capture total includes 16 stallions, 17 mares and 5 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.2% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. A higher percentage is females is expected in herds receiving the Montana Solution.
The gather page does not indicate if BLM staff are using the permanent trap site.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
These numbers would go down if any horses are returned to the range.
RELATED: Sand Wash Roundup, Day 5.
Protecting the public-lands ranchers is a top priority of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and its affiliates, even if it means leading the young folks astray.
Now is a great time to be in the millstone business.
The incident started today as scheduled with 38 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.
Adobe Town HMA refers to the land retained in the Rock Springs RMP Amendments while the HA refers to the area ceded to the ranchers.
The appeals court decision today may force the BLM to reconsider the distinction.
RELATED: Adobe Town Roundup Pending.
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the BLM’s plan to zero-out two HMAs and downsize a third in the Wyoming checkerboard violated the Wild Horse and Burro Act, overturning a decision last year that upheld it.
The agency might be able to move ahead with the plan if it corrects the deficiencies according to a news release by Western Watersheds Project.
RELATED: Court Hears Arguments in Rock Springs Grazing Appeal.
UPDATE: Opinion available here.
The incident concluded on July 13 with 149 horses captured, 148 shipped, none released and one dead.
There were no unaccounted-for animals.
The capture and removal goals were 150 each.
The death rate was 0.7%.
The average daily take was 37.3.
The capture total consisted of 61 stallions, 68 mares and 20 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.4% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female.
There were no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range so the total removed was 149.
The incident started on June 9. Results through July 10:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A burro died of a fractured neck or back on Day 32, lifting the death rate to 0.4%.
The capture total includes 335 jacks, 296 jennies and 58 foals.
Youngsters represented 8.4% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
No jennies were treated with PZP since the last report, leaving the total at 78.
The July 1 schedule indicates the designated pesticide was GonaCon Equine.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
RELATED: Three Rivers Roundup, Day 28.
The document was posted to a new project yesterday with no public input.
The Decision Record authorizes bait-trap removal of 44 wild horses based on a 2019 environmental assessment.
The current population is thought to be 82 adults and 12 foals.
A roundup appears on the July 1 schedule with a start date of July 1 but as of today the incident has not been added to the Idaho gather page.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.
The start dates for the Salt Wells Creek and Adobe Town roundups were delayed in the July 1 schedule as parties trying to stop them await a decision from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals according to an article by WyoFile.
The June 3 schedule gave them a start date of July 15.
Wild horse removal begins tomorrow in the retained portion of Adobe Town (outside the checkerboard), while operations in Salt Wells Creek and the zeroed-out portion of Adobe Town (inside the checkerboard) are set for August 25.
Their socialist media page has become a platform for ongoing harassment and threats of violence according to the July 14 letter.
It’s not clear if the quoted remarks were directed at his bidding partner.
The writer alleges that by not taking action, the State is endorsing the behavior.
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At or near the Heber WHT with Rich’s Outdoor Adventures.
Demonstrations organized by the Wyoming Wildlife Protection Group occurred at the BLM Field Office and near the Chamber of Commerce on July 10 according to a story by the Rocket Miner.
It’s not clear if the protesters wanted the BLM to switch to nonmotorized removal.
Advocates in Arizona and Nevada are getting rid of over 3,000 wild horses with PZP and there are no complaints.
RELATED: Adobe Town Roundup Pending.
This time it was a pickup truck according to a story by The Outer Banks Voice.
He appears to be okay but things could go south in a subsequent report.
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A small group gathered yesterday demanding answers from the Forest Service, including photos from the holding facility, according to a report by KTNV News.
The band was taken to an undisclosed location in Utah.
The agency may have handed them off to the BLM, which has three off-range corrals in the state: Axtell, Delta and Sutherland.
Unlike the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and its army of nitwits, the protesters did not try to sell mass sterilization, the inevitable result of “humane population reduction,” as wild horse conservation.
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