Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
On the range
A keyword search of the document yielded seven results for “In Favor” and sixty results for “In Opposition.”
The comments were received between November 27 and December 5.
The meeting starts today at 9:00 AM local time.
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The position is filled through job postings at USA Jobs according to Dorothea Boothe, Wild Horse and Burro Program Outreach Specialist.
The job title is Division Chief, not Director.
A 2021 handout suggests the On-Range and Off-Range Branch Chiefs report to the Division Chief, currently manned by Scott Fleur.
WHBAB meetings usually include updates from the two branches.
The Wild Horse and Burro Division, HQ-260, accomplishes its mission through the two branches, HQ-261 and HQ-262.
The handout provides an example of an adverse finding during field audits of darting teams (unlawful use of pesticides, failure to wear proper PPE).
The November 15 edition of Foal-Free Friday tells you where to report such incidents.
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The incident concluded on December 4 with 2,196 horses captured, 2,131 shipped, 39 released and 27 dead, according to figures in the sidebar.
The number of horses processed exceeded the number captured by one.
The daily reports indicate 2,130 shipped, making the numbers balance.
The number of horses removed was 2,157.
The capture and removal goals were 2,255 and 2,155, respectively.
The death rate was 1.2%.
The average daily take was 66.5.
The capture total included 804 stallions, 881 mares, and 511 foals.
Youngsters represented 23.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 18% per year.
Of the adults, 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.
Two of the mares were not wild and were reunited with their owner.
Twenty-three mares were treated with GonaCon Equine. The number of doses and interval between them were not specified.
The Complex supports livestock equivalent to 3,730 wild horses, so it can never go below 4.2X AML. Some researchers claim that areas above AML are harmful to sage grouse.
Today’s news release said there was not enough water and/or forage to support the number of horses in the area.
The operation liberated 25,884 AUMs per year, giving new hope to the Triple B permittees.
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The incident started on November 29. Results through December 3:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A stallion was dispatched on Day 2 for poor body condition, followed by a mare for a sudden leg fracture, bringing the death rate to 2.9%.
The capture total includes 25 stallions, 26 mares and 17 foals.
Youngsters represented 25% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 49% were male and 51% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
No decisions have made regarding the long-term disposition of horses, which means they could be treated or altered in off range holding, including the stallions.
The status of livestock grazing in the burned area is not known.
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The application may need some refinement, as discussed previously, but the concept remains: To place wild horses on public lands previously designated for livestock by acquiring base properties associated therewith and flipping the preference to horses.
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This 2016 report by KLAS News will get you up to speed.
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The incident started on November 2. Results through December 2:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The sidebar says 2,022 shipped. If that figure was used, there would be 95 unaccounted-for horses.
Two mares were dispatched for poor body condition on Day 30, lifting the death rate to 1.2%.
The capture total includes 790 stallions, 868 mares and 505 foals.
Youngsters represented 23.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 18% per year. The Rule of 72 says the herd size will double in four years.
Of the adults, 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
Three HMAs are affected.
Twelve mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine. The plan calls for up to 50 to receive the pesticide and be returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
Resources liberated to date:
The Complex supports livestock equivalent to 3,730 wild horses, so it will always be at 4.2X AML or higher.
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The incident started on November 29, four days later than scheduled, with 18 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.
Results weren’t posted until today.
The trap(s) could have been set up earlier in the month but were not put into service until last week.
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Attorneys for the Forest Service and Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition appeared today before a three-member panel regarding a plan to remove at least half of the wild horses in the Big Summit WHT.
The plaintiffs claim that the range can support a much higher population than the government admits.
A story by Courthouse News Service said the court did not indicate when it would rule.
The Forest Service recently started work on a new facility that would hold wild horses removed from the area.
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The order covers about 18,800 acres in Grant County, OR and could extend through February 28 according to today’s news release.
No map was provided.
The incident was set to begin on November 25 but no animals have been captured.
The announcement may be an example of the new rule the agency imposed on itself in August.
The Animal Industry Report offers little if any new information about the Washoe Lake fencing project.
The botched rescue of 24 Virginia Range horses in August is recounted on page 2.
The report was posted to the BOA meetings page.
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In the southwest corner of the Virginia Range with itsmissyvonne.
The incident started on November 2. Results through November 30:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The sidebar says 1,941 shipped. If that figure was used, there would be 117 unaccounted-for horses.
A stallion died of a ruptured aorta on Day 28.
The death rate is 1.1%.
The capture total includes 776 stallions, 834 mares and 492 foals.
Youngsters represented 23.4% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 18% per year.
Of the adults, 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
Three HMAs are affected.
Twelve mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine. The plan calls for up to 50 to receive the pesticide and be returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
Resources liberated to date:
The Complex supports livestock equivalent to 3,730 wild horses, so it will always be at 4.2X AML or more.
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The incident started on November 2. Results through November 28:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The sidebar says 1,757 shipped. If that figure was used, there would be 153 unaccounted-for horses.
The death rate is 1.2%.
The capture total includes 726 stallions, 773 mares and 454 foals.
Youngsters represented 23.2% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 18% per year.
Of the adults, 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
Three HMAs are affected.
Twelve mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine. The plan calls for up to 50 to receive the pesticide and be returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
Resources liberated to date:
The Complex supports livestock equivalent to 3,730 wild horses, so it’s always at 4.2X AML or more.
RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 25.
The incident started on November 2. Results through November 26:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
Helicopters did not fly on Day 25 due to bad weather.
The sidebar says 1,757 shipped.
Four mares were dispatched on Day 24 due to poor body condition. Another mare died on Day 25 after breaking her neck, lifting the death rate to 1.3%.
The capture total includes 695 stallions, 718 mares and 416 foals.
Youngsters represented 22.7% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.
Of the adults, 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
Three HMAs are affected.
Twelve mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine. The plan calls for up to 50 to receive the pesticide and be returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
Resources liberated to date:
The Complex supports livestock equivalent to 3,730 wild horses, so it’s always at 4.2X AML or more.
RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 23.
The meeting will be held in Las Vegas on December 6.
It will be livestreamed on Zoom according to the notice and video conferences will be available in Sparks and Elko.
The Washoe Lake fencing project was not called out as a line item in the agenda but will probably be included in the Animal Industry discussion.
As of today, no reports have been posted to the meeting page.
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Consider five HMAs in Wyoming covered by a 2021 EA for management actions therein:
If all of the horses were removed from Adobe Town, livestock equivalent to 2,688 wild horses would remain, putting the HMA at 3.4X AML. Not good for wildlife.
If all of the horses were removed from Great Divide Basin, livestock equivalent to 2,993 wild horses would remain, putting the HMA at 5.0X AML. Bad for rangeland health.
If Salt Wells Creek was depopulated of horses, livestock equivalent to 4,963 wild horses would remain, putting the HMA at 13.6X AML. A disaster by any standard.
If White Mountain was relieved of equines, livestock equivalent to 1,589 would remain, putting the HMA at 5.3X AML. Unacceptable.
If Little Colorado was subject to a 100% roundup, livestock equivalent to 3,750 wild horses would remain, putting the HMA at 37.5X AML. Immediate action required.
Curiously, nobody’s complaining. The horses are gone and that’s all that matters.
The incident started on October 28. Results through November 24:
The Forest Service added daily reports to the gather page starting on November 1 but results for October 28 – 31 are missing.
The death rate is 1%.
The capture total since November 1 includes 80 stallions, 99 mares and 40 foals, for a total of 219.
That means 82 horses were taken during the first four days which is hard to believe for an operation that’s been averaging ten per day.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
More information may be available on socialist media.
Body conditions scores have been averaging 4 to 5, an indication that the horses are not starving and the herd has not exceeded the ability of the land to sustain it.
The roundup will achieve a thriving ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands, codewords for ranching superiority in the lawful home of wild horses.
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An unpublished announcement will appear in the Federal Register tomorrow.
The meeting runs from January 7 to 9 in Sacramento.
Days 1 and 2 include a public comment session.
The third day is devoted to a tour of the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center.
The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed.
The agenda does not include a session on the unlawful use of pesticides, a growing problem in areas identified for wild horses.
The Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board supports three tenets of rangeland management.
UPDATE: The announcement has been published.
The incident started on November 2. Results through November 24:
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The sidebar says 1,589 shipped.
A mare was put down on Day 23 for poor body condition.
The death rate is 1.0%.
The capture total includes 680 stallions, 700 mares and 405 foals.
Youngsters represented 22.7% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.
Of the adults, 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The name of the contractor was not provided.
Three HMAs are affected.
Twelve mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine. The plan calls for up to 50 to receive the pesticide and be returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
Resources liberated to date:
RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 21.
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