Definitely a threat to new foals, although there won’t be many of them this year, thanks to the ‘advocates.’

A few horses have appeared at the water tanks over the winter, even though the water supply has been shut off.  The tanks may contain some rainwater or melted snow.

The Decision Record, issued today, authorizes Alternative 1 in the Final EA, subject to a 30-day appeal period.

The initial roundup, to be carried out with helicopters, will occur in late May, according to a BLM news release.  The operation will target up to 939 animals.

The Finding of No Significant Impact, not applicable to the burros, suggests that little if any collateral damage is expected.

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A survey by the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce found 78% of respondents saying that the facility is not worth the personal, environmental and economic impacts, according to a report posted today by the FOX affiliate in Yakima, WA.

The applicant, Scout Clean Energy of Boulder, CO, went straight to the state authorities for approval, bypassing county government, fearing the locals do not want the project.

They were right.

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The resolution never came up for a vote and has now passed its expiration date, according to a report by The Record-Courier of Gardnerville, NV.

The overview at NELIS says no further action allowed.

The story suggests that representatives of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, backers of the April 1 amendment, believe that opposition to the measure implies support for their fertility control programs.

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Yesterday both sides in the case asked the court to stay a lawsuit regarding the government’s sterilization plans for mares in the Confusion HMA, according to an article by Law Street Media.

If approved, the BLM will have until June 21 to finalize new plans for sterilization that would not include ovariectomy via colpotomy.

Plaintiffs could pursue the lawsuit after that date if they are not satisfied with the government’s new plan.

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The text reflects changes that occurred on April 12.

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The project site has been reorganized and new documents have been added since the public review began, according to a story by the White Mountain Independent.

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Interested parties can partner with the BLM to “improve the conditions for our nation’s wild horses and burros,” according to a news release issued today.

Grants will be awarded for both on-range and off-range projects, as described in the full announcement (click the Related Documents tab on this page).

The 30-day review period closes on April 22.  The Draft EA for the new management plan and supporting documents can be accessed at the project page.

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Near the Virginia Range with Roland Schumann.

Foals may be hard to find this year, thanks to the ‘advocacy’ groups.

Best time to see these animals in the higher elevations is May and June.

Water system back in service April 16.

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Refer to the column titled ‘Wild Horse Tales’ beginning on page 9 of the latest edition of Horse Tales, a monthly newspaper published in Gardnerville, NV.

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Maybe we should call it the Barren Range.

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Everything needed for construction and test must have been hauled up this road.

How many have driven by without realizing the historical significance of the area?

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The filly was found in an area where the Heber wild horses roam but was not identified as a member of the herd, according to a report by the White Mountain Independent of Show Low, AZ.

Residents that routinely observe the animals stated via socialist media that there was no evidence of foul play.

A story posted this morning by the Maryland Coast Dispatch says that eight more are on the way.

With the fertility control program shut off five years ago, the birth rate may now be catching up with and surpassing the death rate.  Refer to the chart in this post.

The fertility police often point to the island as a model of wild horse management.

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The 30-day review period started today, according to a BLM news release.

The new Environmental Assessment looks at the consequences of resource enforcement actions in the five HMAs that make up the Complex.  A Finding of No Significant Impact will not apply to horses and burros found therein.

The Proposed Action features roundups and growth suppression techniques, such as fertility control vaccines, intra-uterine devices, non-reproducing animals (males and females) and sex ratio skewing.  Refer to Section 2.0 in the EA.

The plan will be valid for ten years.

The Complex covers 584,101 acres and has an AML of 952 wild horses and 65 wild burros, per Table 1 in the EA.  The equivalent AML is 985 horses, for an aimed-at stocking rate of 1.7 wild horses per thousand acres, slightly above the target rate across all HMAs of one wild horse per thousand acres.

The current population is estimated to be 1,692 horses and 73 burros.

The Complex intersects five grazing allotments per Section 3.3.3 of the EA but there is not enough information to know which HMAs are affected and by how much.

Western Horse Watchers was unable to find a map in the appendices showing the allotment boundaries relative to those of the HMAs.

The Calico Complex is adjacent to the Surprise Complex in northwestern Nevada, the subject of a new gather plan and EA earlier this year.

Comments on the Calico EA can be submitted through May 13.

A photograph in the online gallery by the Reno Gazette Journal shows Area B as it existed in 1968.  The two pieces remaining today are clearly visible.

They’re at the end of Axe Handle Road on land now owned by Boeing.

No trespassing, please.

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Refer to this news release by Animal Wellness Action.  The announcement did not say if a similar request was sent to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding WHTs.