Third Foal of Year Spotted in Currituck Herd

A story by The Virginian-Pilot says the advocates will not be sharing the names of foals and will use more discretion when sharing the names of the adults, another indication they are worried about the viability of the herd, a problem they caused.

A herd of approximately 100 should produce around 15 foals per year, more than enough to overcome the loss of five to six adults to natural causes.

The low number of foals suggests the herd is shrinking, perhaps irreversibly.

You will never hear the advocates criticize PZP darting programs because their livelihoods as NGOs depends on them.

If the pesticide was taken off the market they’d have nothing, no reason to exist.

The herd has survived on its own for hundreds of years, as stated in the report, but it cannot survive the advocates and their stupid ideas.

Blue Wing HMAP Shows Advocates Ill-Informed About Wild Horses

Remember last year at the Save Our Wild Horses Conference when they were higher than a kite on HMAPs?

The first item in their recommendations was to create these plans for every HMA and enforce strict adherence to them.

Consider these features of the new plan for the Blue Wing Complex:

Removal of excess animals to low AML
Application of fertility control pesticides
Sterilizing up to one fourth of the herd
Skewing the sex ratio in favor of males

The underlying belief of those involved is that that the horses and burros are pests and that the land should be managed primarily for livestock.

The advocates, facing great embarrassment, will switch to another brand of snake oil rather than admit their errors.

It is not possible to overestimate the stupidity and naivety of the wild horse advocates, with the exception of those colluding with the bureaucrats and ranchers.

In those cases, it’s easy to underestimate the depths they will plumb to deceive their supporters and the population at large.

Trump Administration Unveils Deportation Incentive Program

The government will pay $1,000 to illegal aliens that leave the country voluntarily according to a report by AP News.

The story did not indicate if the migrants would receive $500 when they crossed the border and $500 if they stayed out for a year.

The status of compliance inspections is unknown.

Unlike the Adoption Incentive Program, payments are made in lieu of capture and are not available to those who would take the detainees from the government and escort them to Canada or Mexico.

The program is an important step in keeping Democrats away from the levers of power.

CAWP Too Far Downstream to Help Wild Horses

Look at the photos in this BLM blog post.

Is that what you want for America’s wild horses?

The Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program applies to horses that are off the range or nearly so.

In effect, it ensures that burn victims receive the best possible care instead of figuring out how to have fewer fires.

It guarantees the removals will continue because it does not address their causes.

The advocates believe the problems can be avoided by not having any horses or not having them in sufficient numbers to protect herd health and genetic viability.

Open Letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

Dear Secretary Burgum,

Pay no attention to those who write letters about cost-effective, humane solutions to the Wild Horse and Burro Program.

They don’t know what they’re talking about.

They have been misled by groups that claim to represent the horses and burros but are actually allies of their enemies.

The problem is an unelected bureaucracy that ignores the intent of the original statute and puts ranching interests far above those of the horses and burros.

Not only are you responsible for that, but you can do something about it.

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.

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.

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.

Warfare 101: Don’t Give Material Support to Your Enemies!

The BLM, a servant of the public-lands ranchers, gave over $125,000 to the Campaign Against Americas Wild Horses in FY24.

How do you explain that?

They are allies, not enemies.

Fraud Alert: Advocates Bawling About Rock Springs HMAs

They’re upset at the prospects of losing around 3,700 wild horses in Wyoming but are silent about the loss of approximately the same number at the Salt River and Virginia Range.

Moreover, if the BLM decided to get rid of the Rock Springs herds in the same manner, they’d drop their opposition and offer to do it at no cost to the government.

What a bunch of phonies!

Too Late to Save Currituck Herd?

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund focuses on the preservation of the animals and the place they call home according to a story by WTVR News.

That involves breed conservation, contraceptive darting, soil and plant studies, DNA testing, emergency response, necropsy, fence and cattle guard maintenance, habitat preservation and advocacy according to their herd management page.

So what does the future hold for this special breed?

The herd manager said the population is holding steady at a little over 100.

New foals are born every year and older horses die.

“We’re holding pretty steady; we’re pretty happy with the stability of the herd right now.”

That suggests, for a herd of 100, five to six foals are born every year (where fifteen or more would be expected) and five to six horses die.

Most of the mares have been ruined by contraceptives
The breeding population is in the single digits
Genetic diversity is poor
Mares that bear fruit may have faulty immune systems
The sex ratio is probably skewed in favor of females

This is nirvana, a paragon of wild horse management, to the advocates.

Normal folks would say it’s a disaster.

Will mares have to be imported to rejuvenate the herd?

Do not put your faith in the wild horse advocates.

They’re not who they say they are, they don’t practice what they preach, and their methods threaten every herd where they’re applied.

Out west, ranchers are laughing at these buffoons all the way to the bank.

Foal-Free Friday, Pounding the Pill for Pesticides Edition

Like their overlords, the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group sells mass sterilization as wild horse preservation.

Here’s the deal: If you hit the links they’ll hit the mares with PZP-laced darts.

Then they’ll quietly slip out of town before you realize they’ve ruined the herd forever.

BLM Among Top Ten Donors to CAAWH?

The agency, a servant of the public-lands ranchers, gave $125,682 to the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses in FY24 according to a report by USA Spending, on top of $91,867 in FY23.

The FY24 payment was likely the second installment on a grant to sterilize the mares at Cedar Mountain.

The nonprofit, which serves commercial interests, appears on the last page of the Cooperative Agreement Summary, one of the documents supplied to the WHBAB at the January meeting.

High Desert Strategies, on page two, received approximately $1,070,000 in FY24 and $391,532 in FY23 for pest control services in Oregon according to the USA Spending report.

It’s another nonprofit that serves a commercial interest.