The Day 9 crash that killed seven wild horses was the subject of a letter signed by Dina Titus but likely drafted or influenced by the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses.

It was included in a story dated November 17 by KLAS News.

The investigation should show how transportation incidents can be avoided through roundup alternatives like on-site fertility treatment.

The letter provides further evidence that CAAWH is in cahoots with the Democrat Party.

UPDATE: A report by KTVN News, complete with footage from CAAWH, leads to the same conclusion.

On the thriving ecological balance.

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Bait trapping will begin the week of December 4, according to today’s news release.

The capture and removal goals, not specified in the announcement, are 235 and 225 according to the FY24 schedule.

The current population is thought to be around 230, suggesting that few horses will remain when the field work ends.

Operations will not be open to public observation.

The HMA covers approximately 19,600 acres in central New Mexico, east of Socorro.

The AML is 40 – 60.

The National Data Viewer shows the arrangement.  Click on image to open in new tab.

The stocking rate allowed by plan is 3.1 wild horses per thousand acres, three times higher than the target rate across all HMAs.

If the herd is managed according to plan (no more than 60 horses), genetic diversity will be inadequate.

The fertility control pesticides will make the breeding population even smaller.

The destination of captured animals was not given.

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

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The incident began on November 8.  Results through November 16:

• Scope: Clan Alpine HMA
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Sterilize mares with pesticide-laced darts*
• Captured: 832, up from 601 on Day 7
• Average daily take: 92.4
• Capture goal: 1,594
• Removal goal: 1,381
• Returned: 1, up from zero on Day 7
• Deaths: 12, up from 8 on Day 7
• Shipped: 590, up from 467 on Day 7

A stallion was released (escaped?) on Day 6.

A stallion was dispatched on Day 9 for a broken neck.  Three mares were also put down because of eye issues.

The death rate is 1.4%.

The capture total includes 347 stallions, 378 mares and 107 foals.

Youngsters represented 12.9% of the animals gathered, suggesting the herd is growing at a rate of 8% per year.

Of the adults, 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 9 ended with 229 unaccounted-for animals.

On Day 7, 81 mares were treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide.

They will be returned the range with up to 121 stallions.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 9,972 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 8,310 gallons per day
• Horses allowed by plan: 979
• Pre-gather population: 1,661 plus this year’s foals
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,748 AUMs per year
• Forage assigned to livestock: 6,796 AUMs per year
• Horses displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 566
• True AML: 1,545
• Stocking rate at new AML: 5.2 wild horses per thousand public acres
• Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 7.

His appointment was mentioned in the August 31 Animal Industry Report to the Nevada Board of Agriculture but no details were given.

Now, a Q&A dated November 16 by The Nevada Independent provides a few answers.

He will oversee the horses, fencing projects, contracts for darting and feeding, and will meet with the advocate groups.

The current population exceeds 3,500, compared to a target of 500.

Natural attrition will not achieve that number in a reasonable timeframe.

A long-term goal is to put more horses into good homes through a relocation process.

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On wild horse stocking rates.

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The case was brought in response to a complaint last month by livestock operators seeking immediate removal of wild horses, according to today’s news release.

The final planning documents for a new pest control plan were published earlier this year, but, as of today, the HMA has not been added to the FY24 roundup schedule.

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On the unlawful use of GonaCon Equine.

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A U.S. District Judge affirmed the findings and recommendations of a magistrate in May, clearing the way for a reduction in AML and management actions to achieve it, according to a report dated November 15 by Courthouse News Service.

The plaintiffs claimed that the Forest Service’s plan will cause the herd’s extinction through an irretrievable loss of genetic diversity.

The WHT lies mostly within the Reservoir Allotment.

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The incident began on November 8.  Results through November 14:

• Scope: Clan Alpine HMA
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Sterilize mares with pesticide-laced darts*
• Captured: 601, up from 518 on Day 5
• Average daily take: 85.9
• Capture goal: 1,594
• Removal goal: 1,381
• Returned: None
• Deaths: 8, up from 7 on Day 5
• Shipped: 467, up from 373 on Day 5

Capture operations did not occur on Day 7.  No details were given.

A mare was dispatched for a fractured pelvis on Day 6.

The death rate is 1.3%.

The capture total includes 253 stallions, 255 mares and 93 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.5% of the animals gathered, suggesting the herd is growing at a rate of 11% per year.

Of the adults, 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 7 ended with 126 unaccounted-for animals.

Up to 81 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, before being returned the range with up to 121 stallions.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 7,212 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 6,010 gallons per day
• Horses allowed by plan: 979
• Pre-gather population: 1,661 plus this year’s foals
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,748 AUMs per year
• Forage assigned to livestock: 6,796 AUMs per year
• Horses displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 566
• True AML: 1,545
• Stocking rate at new AML: 5.2 wild horses per thousand public acres
• Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 5.

The incident will begin on November 20, according to today’s news release.

The capture and removal goals are 140 each.

A helicopter will push the horses into the traps and operations will occur inside the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, where public access is not available.

The HMA covers 318,499 total acres in southern California, including 71,350 BLM acres, with the remainder controlled by the Department of Defense.

The AML is 134 – 168.

The current population was not given.

The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and grazing allotments.

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

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

A 2021 roundup reduced the population by 214.

On the unlawful use of PZP.

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The incident was reported this morning, according to a story by KRNV News.

Personnel with LRTC assisted.

The article did not indicate:

• If the home was in Washoe county
• If the pool was fenced
• If the horse was female
• If the advocates took the opportunity to administer PZP

The horse was returned to the range around 10 AM.

Of the animals placed into new homes, 6,220 were adopted, 1,798 were sold and 27 were transferred to other government agencies.

Approximately 36% of the animals changed hands through AIP, according to today’s news release.

Most herds live in arid environments, lack predators that control growth (man-made) and can quickly overwhelm the (limited) food and water available to them (man-made).

The fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30.

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Operations will be carried out with baited traps and will probably be closed to public observation, although this was not stated in the news release.

The capture and removal goals are 80 and 41, respectively.

Captured animals will be taken to the Rock Springs off-range corrals.

A link to the gather stats and daily reports was not given.

The incident was billed as catch-treat-release.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.

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On the reversibility of PZP.

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The incident began on November 8.  Results through November 12:

• Scope: Clan Alpine HMA
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
• Captured: 518, up from 295 on Day 3
• Average daily take: 103.6
• Capture goal: 1,594
• Removal goal: 1,381
• Returned: None
• Deaths: 7, up from 3 on Day 3
• Shipped: 373, up from 170 on Day 3

A stallion and mare were dispatched on Day 4 because of cancer.  Another stallion and mare were killed because of abscesses, a treatable condition.

The death rate is 1.4%.

The capture total includes 209 stallions, 225 mares and 84 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.2% of the animals gathered, suggesting the herd is growing at a rate of 11% per year.

Of the adults, 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 5 ended with 138 unaccounted-for animals.

Up to 81 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, before being returned the range with up to 121 stallions.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 6,216 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 5,180 gallons per day
• Horses allowed by plan: 979
• Pre-gather population: 1,661 plus this year’s foals
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,748 AUMs per year
• Forage assigned to livestock: 6,796 AUMs per year
• Horses displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 566
• True AML: 1,545
• Stocking rate at new AML: 5.2 wild horses per thousand public acres
• Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 3.

At the Onaqui Mountain HMA with Wesley Aston.

The absence of youngsters is not an accident.

On resource management.

Link to RAS: https://reports.blm.gov/reports/RAS.

On HMAPs.

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