The planned start date was June 25, according to the latest schedule, but the actual start date was July 4, according to the daily reports, with 64 animals taken through July 6.

The operation, not announced at the BLM news site, involves public and private lands in and around the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, west of the HMA.

The AML is 165 burros and 150 horses but only burros are targeted.

The removal goal is 200, to be achieved with bait and water traps.  The incident is not open to public observation.

Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals in Florence, AZ.

Last year, around 300 burros were removed from the area.  The actual number is not clear due to data quality issues.

Five horses were put down in Uintah County after being exposed to equine infectious anemia, according to a story by ABC4 News of Salt Lake City, and others have been tested who were in contact.

Although they were running at large in the area, they were not considered wild.

A four year old mare was found dead yesterday on the Maryland side of the island, according to a report by Shore Daily News, following a hit-and-run incident last week.

The foal is lame but will remain in the wild.

The herd is trying to recover from the disastrous fertility control program, which was shut off in 2016.

HMAs in the northern part of the state are not doing as well as those in the south, according to a story by The Daily Sentinel, with water hauling in progress at Sand Wash Basin and contemplated at Piceanace-East Douglas.

Water availability is okay at Little Bookcliffs and Spring Creek Basin, but deliveries may be required before the summer is over.

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A small group of horses has moved to the western side of the HMA, along Highway 75, prompting safety concerns for motorists and themselves, according to a story by the Idaho Mountain Express.

A BLM representative said that personnel with the Challis Field Office will probably conduct a bait-trap gather in the next few weeks to remove them from the area.

The report did not indicate if their current location was within the HMA.

Nearly three hundred wild horses were taken off the HMA in 2019, with 61 returned later that year.

The start date was supposed to be August 1, according to the latest schedule, but a report by the Lake County Examiner says it starts tomorrow.

The goal is 100 horses gathered with 50 removed.  The current population is 261.

The story did not indicate if an excess of studs would be returned to the HMA to skew the sex ratio or if the mares would be treated with contraceptives.

The operation will be carried out with bait and water traps and will not be open to public observation.

The HMA covers about 434,000 acres in southern Oregon and has an AML of 250.

The HMA lies within the Beaty Butte allotment and is managed primarily for livestock.

Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals in Hines.

Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.

As of today, an announcement has not appeared on the BLM news site.

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The latest track puts the storm over North Carolina on Thursday with onshore winds, shifting to offshore that evening.

He seems to be doing okay and should make a full recovery but can’t be returned to the wild, according to a story by OBX Today.

The advocates are getting rid of more wild horses in the area with their darting program than tourists and vacationers ever could.

At or near Conant Creek HMA, part of the Lander Complex, with QRP Adventures.

No kayaks, of course, but it’s the same players with the same plan:

• Stalk mares and dart with PZP
• Disrupt family units
• Drive birth rates to zero
• Let the herd die off

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More antics from the Virginia Range.

Trailcam photos from the Virginia Range.

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The advocates have eliminated an estimated 100 wild horses this year and they’re now letting the herd die off.  How many horses have been lost to kayakers?

Thanks to Mark McEuen for the footage.

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Public scoping has begun for a proposed drilling rig and supporting equipment in the Diamond Valley, south of Elko, NV.  Comments can be submitted by email until July 30.

The coordinates given in the news release put the project on the western side of the HMA or slightly beyond, so there are probably some wild horses in the area—those that escaped last year’s roundup or have migrated in to fill the vacuum.

As of today, the project documents include a topographic map but that’s it.  The amount of land needed for the project is probably just a few acres, enough to displace 1/200th of a horse at typical stocking rates.

The number of horses displaced from public lands by permitted grazing and those lost to fertility controls are far greater.

Undeniable Truth #3.

RELATED: Diamond Wild Horses Get Short End of Stick.

UPDATE: The BLM rep listed in the news release said on July 6 that the project requires five acres, which would displace 1/200th of a horse as noted above.

Near the Virginia Range with Base Camp Chris.  Recommended supplies: (1) Camera, (2) Patience, (3) Suitable beverages.  Foals may be hard to find, thanks to the advocates.

Refer to this story by Deseret News.  A keyword search yielded these results:

• Cattle – 0 occurrences
• Sheep – 0
• Ranching – 0
• Allotment – 0
• Grazing – 0
• Management priorities – 0
• Resource allocations – 0
• Land-use plans – 0
• Humane – 2
• Birth control – 2
• Fertility control – 1

None of the horses could be reached for comment.

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Consider the reasoning in this letter to The Salt Lake Tribune about the Onaqui roundup.  The axiomatic basis (Assertion 0) was provided by Western Horse Watchers.

0. The land was set aside for wild horses.

1. Band stallions defend their families and do other horsey stuff.

2. Cattle and sheep vastly outnumber the horses.

3. Therefore, we should drive birth rates to zero, destroy their families and let the bands die off, sometimes referred to as ‘humane management.’

Western Horse Watchers was unable to determine if the letter was written by an advocate or a rancher.

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The resolution as amended was adopted yesterday in a committee hearing by a vote of 11 to 3, according to the July 1 status.

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The incident, which begins on July 11, is necessary because the land can’t support the current number of horses in conjunction with other animals and resource uses.

Dry conditions have aggravated the situation, according to the news release.

The method of capture was not specified but the operation will be open to public observation after the first day.

The HMA covers about 205,000 acres and has an AML of 210, for an aimed-at stocking rate of one wild horse per thousand acres.

The gather target is 400, with 296 horses to be removed, according to the roundup schedule dated June 15.

Captured animals will be sent to the Sutherland and Delta off-range corrals.

Mares returned to the range will be treated with contraceptives.

The number of livestock affected by the mandatory AUM curtailments is not known.

A link for the gather stats and daily reports was not provided.

Over 200 wild horses were removed from the area two years ago.

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The text was revised on June 28.  The status says re-referred to committee.

No hearings have been scheduled.

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