The story has been picked up by major news outlets, including Drudge.
The AP report said that before the shootings, their biggest threat was being hit by cars.
Category: Range
On the range
Antelope Viewing Opportunities Begin in September
BLM said today that limited opportunities for viewing the temporary holding facilities at the Antelope gather will begin on September 4. Holding activities will be open to public observation if wild horses are in the pens and the ongoing gather is not disrupted by the visitors, according to the news release.
The operation, which began on 08/10/19, has taken 393 wild horses from their home range, with five deaths. Refer to this page for details.
RELATED: Roundup Starts Next Week in Lower Half of Antelope Complex.
Who’s Killing the Clark Mountain Burros?
BLM said today that rewards amounting to $18,500 have been offered for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the deaths of over 40 wild burros in the Mojave Desert near the CA-NV border. The shootings have occurred along the I-15 corridor between Halloran Springs, CA and Primm, NV, according to the news release.
The Clark Mountain Herd Area is on the north side of the interstate, has no AML, and is not managed for wild burros. See page eight in the California HMA maps.
Curiously, the advocacy groups who supplemented the BLM reward are upset with the situation, yet they all want fewer wild horses and burros on western rangelands, either through application of contraceptives or outright removal. Shame on them.
Hiking with the Wild Ponies of Western Virginia
Back-country adventure in Grayson Highlands State Park with Jonathan Lovelace.
RELATED: Free-Roaming Horses in Virginia.
NDA Signs Another Cooperative Agreement with Non-Profit
A report posted today by Carson Now says the Nevada Department of Agriculture has joined forces with Wild Horse Connection of Reno to manage the free-roaming horses of the Virginia Range.
Accordingly, WHC will respond to citizen concerns regarding public safety, including wild horse removal and adoption, diversionary feeding and installation of fencing.
The agreement follows one signed earlier this year for fertility control (PZP darting).
More Horses of a Different Color
Blue roan on the Virginia Range. Or is he a bay roan?
Mustang Monday
On the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range with The Cloud Foundation.
Horses of a Different Color
Foreground, on the left, and at the water tank on the right. Base color is definitely not black. Strawberry roans? Trailcam photos from the Virginia Range.
Corolla Stallion Dies After Hitting Barbed Wire Fence
The four year old was put down after a vet said his leg injury was beyond repair, according to a report by WFMY News of Greensboro, NC.
RELATED: Corolla Mare Hits Guy Wire.
Fifteenmile Roundup to Occur Later This Year
BLM said today that the number of wild horses in the Fifteenmile HMA, northwest of Worland, WY, would be reduced from nearly 700 to around 100 this fall, the point at which the HMA can support the horses and other mandated uses of the land (privately owned sheep in this case).
Horses that have moved onto private and state lands will also be removed, according to the news release.
Supporting documentation, including the final environmental assessment and herd management plan, can be found on this page.
The HMA intersects five grazing allotments, according to the EA, with 3,370 AUMS per year allocated to sheep (60%) and 2,300 AUMs per year allocated to the horses (40%).
Best Place to Pet a Banker Horse?
There isn’t one. See this report, posted today by The News & Observer of Raleigh, NC.
RELATED: Deputies Issuing Citations for Approaching Corolla Wild Horses.
Summer Adventure at TRNP
Camping and hiking at Theodore Roosevelt National Park with Reel Diel Outdoors.
Why Do Egrets Ride on the Backs of Banker Horses?
A report posted today by the Lexington Herald-Leader says they eat bugs stirred up by the horses. Observers are not sure if the horses actually like these birds or just tolerate them, according to the story.
Wild Horse Roundup Starts Today at TRNP
The Park Service will remove 14 wild horses from the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, to prevent overgrazing, according to a story by Inforum of Fargo, ND.
Captured animals will be offered for adoption later this month through an online auction by the General Services Administration.
RELATED: Horses of the Badlands.
Mustang Monday
On the Salt River with Pam Rutherford.
Searching for Wild Horses of the Virginia Range
On-road adventure near Lockwood, NV with California Travel Videos.
Wild Horse Mesa Confirmed
A story by Taos News dated 08/01/19 confirms it’s in southern Colorado near the New Mexico border. A herd of 150 wild horses inhabits an area formally known as San Pedro Mesa, which includes the Sanchez Reservoir.
Judy Barnes of Spirit of the Wild Horse, a non-profit organization she started, cares for the animals, protecting them from mustangers.
The article did not indicate if the land was public or private and if it was subject to livestock grazing.
RELATED: Wild Horse Mesa.
UPDATE: Judy said WHM is on private land, part of a real estate development known as Melby Ranch, with some livestock grazing on the east side.
More Horses of the Badlands
On Theodore Roosevelt National Park, South Unit, with Heather White.
Journey to the Pryor Mountains
Off-road adventure to the PM Wild Horse Range, home of Cloud, the wild stallion.
