Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
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The executive director of FOAL sent a letter to the Cody Enterprise endorsing the roundup, noting that population control is a critical element to maintaining the health of the herd and the habitat.
The opinion was disclosed in a story posted today.
Removal of “excess” animals, combined with application of PZP and GonaCon Equine, will ensure the ranchers receive the lion’s share of the resources for many years to come.
RELATED: What the McCullough Advocates Are Trying to Protect.
This article by the Casper Star-Tribune features remarks from a PZP darter and a ranching sympathizer, both held up as voices for the horses.
The management plan assigns 3.9 times more forage to livestock than it does to wild horses, in the lawful home of wild horses.
As of today, the horses are consuming more than their allocated share of the forage, not more than the land can produce.
That is the meaning of overpopulation.
The BLM wants the resource allocations enforced with baited traps and pesticides while the advocates say the traps aren’t necessary, the pesticides will achieve the results by themselves.
Like the bureaucrats, they want the ranchers to prosper, not the horses.
A BLM spokesman said they’re just following the law that the American people through Congress have already established, which is not true.
There’s nothing in the current statute that says AMLs must correspond to 20% of the authorized forage or less.
Good grief, the term isn’t even defined!
AMLs are small relative to the available resources because the bureaucrats, who never have to face the voters, said so.
RELATED: CAAWH Worried about Viability of McCullough Herd?
UPDATE: In this video, the PZP darter is on the left and the ranching sympathizer is on the right.
The incident began on November 8. Results through November 20:
Data quality has been good.
The death rate is 1.2%.
The capture total includes 430 stallions, 490 mares and 142 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.4% of the animals gathered, suggesting the herd is growing at a rate of 8% per year.
Of the adults, 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female.
Body condition scores on Days 12 and 13 ranged from 3 to 4.
The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.
*According to advocates.
Day 13 ended with 126 unaccounted-for animals.
To date, 81 mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide.
Approximately 96% of captured stallions have been shipped, with 78% of captured mares, suggesting that they are being held on site, possibly awaiting a second dose, which is to be given no sooner than 90 days after the primer according to the label.
They will be returned the range with up to 121 stallions.
Other statistics:
RELATED: Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 11.
If adopted, temporary closure and restriction orders would no longer appear in the Federal Register and would instead be disseminated though modern communications channels such as socialist media.
These orders would go into effect upon signature, according to today’s news release.
When does the comment period start?
When the proposal is announced in the Federal Register.
At the Salt River with Mark Storto.
The absence of youngsters is not an accident.
The breeding population can be counted on one hand.
The incident began on November 8. Results through November 18:
A mare was dispatched on Day 11 for a prolapsed uterus.
The death rate is 1.3%.
The capture total includes 411 stallions, 470 mares and 129 foals.
Youngsters represented 12.8% of the animals gathered, suggesting the herd is growing at a rate of 8% per year.
Of the adults, 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.
*According to advocates.
Day 11 ended with 194 unaccounted-for animals.
To date, 81 mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide.
They will be returned the range with up to 121 stallions.
Other statistics:
RELATED: Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 9.
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.
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:
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:
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.
On wild horse stocking rates.
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.
RELATED: Stone Cabin Permittees Demand Immediate Removal of Horses.
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.
RELATED: Judge Hears Arguments in Big Summit Legal Challenge.
The incident began on November 8. Results through November 14:
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:
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.
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