MooMoo Math and Science shows you the wild horses and other attractions.

RELATED: Cumberland Island Horses.

Like the Virginia Range mustangs, these guys are managed at the state level and are not subject to the glorious ‘Path Forward.’  Both herds are hunted by the PZP zealots.

The roundup started yesterday, with 63 excess horses removed from their home range in eastern Utah.  No deaths were reported and body condition scores were 4’s, according to the daily report.  Public observation was not allowed because the operation was carried out on private land.  Observers were present at the temporary holding facility.

RELATED: Range Creek Gather This Month.

The remnant, following losses attributed to hurricane Dorian, includes thirteen mares and eight geldings—a non-starter for those unfamiliar with horses.

But one of the herd managers has a stallion in reserve, and he will be allowed to rejoin the herd in the spring, according to a story posted earlier today by the Carteret County News-Times of Morehead City, NC.

Although two other stallions are available in South Carolina, questions of inbreeding and genetic viability remain.

The Cedar Island herd was established about 25 years ago as a ‘backup’ for the herd at Shackleford Banks.

RELATED: Dorian Achieves Same Results as ‘Path Forward.’

Today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill for FY 2020 that includes $35 million for the demonic wild horse management plan, according to a news release by Animal Wellness Action, a lobbying group in Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: See page 16 in the report that accompanies the FY 2020 appropriations bill.

The Flathead Beacon of Kalispell, MT reported yesterday that the Western Watersheds Project filed a lawsuit earlier this week to obtain more information about a program announced in 2017 and launched in 2018.

BLM says the project will give land managers and permit holders greater flexibility in managing privately owned livestock on public lands.

WWP claims the program will put wildlife, including some endangered species, at risk.

Although the link to the map is broken, the project may involve lands set aside for wild horses, given the list of operators in the 2018 news release.

Office space rented last week by the BLM will house leaders of the Wild Horse and Burro Program, who will be moving from Washington, D.C. in the coming months, according to a story posted today by The Gazette of Colorado Springs.

RELATED: BLM Picks New Headquarters.

The Charlotte Observer is reporting that 28 wild horses were lost on Cedar Island when hurricane Dorian hit on 09-06-19.  The horses roamed freely on 1,000 acres of privately owned land about 25 miles northeast of Shackleford Banks.  Only 21 remain.

Videos of a dead horse being eaten by a tiger shark in that area were posted two days ago by Reel Hooker Fishing & Outdoor Adventures.

The story did not indicate if the Cedar Island herd was subject to humane management practices (see Lexicon).

RELATED: New Pony on Shackleford Banks But Did They Survive Dorian?

Some Virginia Range mustangs opt for the latter in these trailcam photos from 2018.

On Sand Wash Basin HMA with HighStakesRanch.

Filmed near Cedarville, CA, not far from the Nevada border, these wild horses roam in an area between Round Mountain HMA and Carter Reservoir HMA.

The Round Mountain HMA is the BLM-managed portion of the Devil’s Garden WHT, most of which lies to the west of Round Mountain (above Alturas).

Surprise Valley, which includes the town of Cedarville, is on the western side of the Great Basin, home to many of the nation’s wild horses and burros.

The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies (like the BLM) to assess the environmental effects of proposed actions, such as wild horse roundups, before making a decision.

Public participation is part of the process.

The four hour class in Burns, OR is open to anyone interested in NEPA and will focus on comment writing and review.

The news release did not indicate if the event would be live-streamed.

Example: Comments Invited on Range Creek Gather Plan.

Office space in Grand Junction was leased today to house senior leadership and support staff.  The new agreement provides significant cost savings compared to the current arrangement in Washington, according to the news release.

AZFamily said today that a respiratory infection known as strangles has been found in twelve wild horses that live on the Salt River, east of Phoenix.  The illness is contagious but usually not fatal according to the report.

The ‘advocacy’ group that administers contraceptives to the Salt River mares was undeterred by the incident.

Animal Wellness Action, a lobbying group based in Washington, DC, announced today that the Senate Appropriations Committee added language to the FY2020 Agriculture Appropriations bill that denies funding for inspections of equine slaughterhouses, preventing their operation in the U.S.  Refer to this news release in EIN Presswire.

The Herald and News of Klamath Falls, OR reports that 212 wild horses have been forced off the WHT as of yesterday.

The Forest Service posts the daily results to this page.

RELATED: Devil’s Garden Roundup Begins, Devil’s Garden Horses Get Short End of Stick, Livestock Grazing in California.

BLM said on 09-06-19 that approximately 600 excess wild burros would be removed from the Bullfrog HMA, starting the next day.  As of today, 302 animals have been captured, with no deaths reported.

The burros are a nuisance in the town of Beatty and a safety risk along U.S. highway 95, according to the news release.  The size of the herd had already been reduced by about 400 head in a roundup conducted in 2018.

The HMA covers 157,180 acres in southern Nevada and has an AML of 91, for an aimed-at population density of 0.6 animals per thousand acres.

The gather employs bait traps to remove the burros from their home range, so it is not open to public observation.  Captured animals are being taken to the off-range corrals in Axtell, UT.

The HMA intersects one grazing allotment, but only a portion of one pasture (about 12,000 acres) is currently active, according to Section 3.3 of the 2012 Environmental Assessment.  See Figure 3 on page 33 of the EA.

BLM said today that operations concluded on 09-15-19, with 558 wild horses gathered from the Fish Creek HMA in central Nevada.  Five deaths were reported (0.9%) and twenty horses were returned to the range, for a population reduction of 538 animals.

The seven mares allowed to rejoin the herd were treated with contraceptives, according to the news release.

The process reduced forage consumption on the HMA by 6,456 AUMs per year, some of which may be picked up by ‘other authorized users.’

The announcement said the roundup complied with Section 1333(b) of the 1971 WHB Act, except there is no Section 1333(b) in the 1971 Act.  The reference should be to the WHB Act of 1976/1978/2004.

The original statute was ‘reshaped’ by the political allies of the public-lands ranchers.

RELATED: Fish Creek Roundup Starts Next Week, Fish Creek Horses Get Short End of Stick, Livestock Grazing in Nevada.

The Natchitoches Times reported today that just 20 to 30 wild horses remain in the Kisatchie National Forest, suggesting that the end is near for the herd.

The horses are not protected by the WHB Act and are viewed by Fort Polk staff (U.S. Army) as ‘trespass livestock.’  Several rescues and advocacy groups are working to find new homes for the mustangs, according to the report.

A post dated 09-08-19 by Pegasus Equine Guardian Associates says 318 wild horses have been removed from the area since the roundup was announced in 2016.

RELATED: Fort Polk Horses Gunned Down.

On the Salt River with SRWHMG.