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BLM 2010 Roundup Schedule

Nov 09, 2009 12:49

Bulletin from the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign calling the BLM on its horrible wildlife management yet again. Please read through and consider lending your voice.

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The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued its 2010 Round-up Schedule which provides for the capture of a staggering 12,000 additional wild horses and ( Read more... )

legal issues, wild horses, eco-friendliness

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wldhrsjen3 November 9 2009, 19:44:53 UTC

I'm glad you posted this. I've been fighting with the BLM for the last three years about their grazing permit program and the way in which it is being administered -- it's fairly obvious that the BLM's main priority in the area is (and has been for some time) placating cattle ranchers and offering cheap grazing allotments.

But - like many government agencies - finding someone to listen is tough. :(

kerlin November 9 2009, 20:19:45 UTC

It's really ridiculous the things they get away with. Obviously I'm all for round ups, but their science AND their math is just bad.

I always check the round up schedule to make sure Tristan's HMA is safe. So far, so good.

wldhrsjen3 November 9 2009, 23:04:40 UTC

Ranger and Brisa both come from Green Mountain, and it's on the schedule. :(

(Somehow I don't think I can talk Husband into letting me rescue all their herdmates and letting them run wild across the farm. :()

kerlin November 10 2009, 01:14:27 UTC

Tristan's from Callaghan in Nevada, but the Bald Mountain herd in the adjoining HMA is known for throwing bizarre colors, so I suspect he may be from both sides of the tracks. :) They haven't been gathered since 2002, and before that was his gather in 1997.

272 mustangs is...a lot of mouths to feed. But wouldn't they look gorgeous out in your fields?

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vayshedruvon November 9 2009, 20:19:13 UTC

Thank you for this. It would be nice if the BLM was actually concerned about the welfare of the horses instead of the money from cattle industry and such... ug. Makes me so mad.

I'll be spreading this around.

kerlin November 10 2009, 01:11:33 UTC

What, you mean - do their job? Calm down over there...

(Is that a mustang in your icon?)

vayshedruvon November 10 2009, 01:37:56 UTC

I'm quite capable of being calmly mad at them for their inability to do their job. It would be delightful if we could choose where our tax money went, as it's frustrating to know that some of it goes to them, when they aren't using it wisely at all.

And alas, no, he's not a mustang. When I have land of my own, though, instead of just being stuck boarding, I intend to get a few.

_kollision November 9 2009, 21:02:49 UTC

Wild? No. Feral? Yes.

kerlin November 10 2009, 01:11:05 UTC

It's actually an interesting question. Technically, horses *are* native to North America. This particular strain of them started off feral, yes, but there are feral populations in other parts of the wold that are considered "wild." I can see the argument going both ways.

"Save America's Feral Horses" doesn't have quite the same ring to it... :)

glenatron November 12 2009, 17:58:32 UTC

Naturalised by now I'd think. I mean I don't know how long that takes but I'll wager there are many post colonial species that you would consider to be wild ( foxes maybe? ) in the US. As I understand it the oldest mustang herds go back to a similar time.

penella22 November 11 2009, 12:29:16 UTC

This is heartbreaking, demoralizing, and discouraging. I'm not sure which HMA my mother's Mustang is from, but I should find out. It'd be nice if just for once there was some *good* news on this front, and it wasn't good for the cattle ranchers!!