by John Wagner, Juliet Eilperin and Mark Berman as published on The Washington Post White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the “overzealous appeal” of the Hammonds’ original sentences during the Obama administration, which sent them back to prison, was “unjust.” President Trump on Tuesday pardoned father-and-son […]
A special feature article on Straight from the Horse’s Heart: (Photo: BLM) Beatys Butte is a Herd Management Area (HMA) of wild horses in SE Oregon. With 437,000 acres, the AML, the appropriate management level of allowed wild horses on that acreage, is set at 100-250. The program […]
Source: The Wild Horse Conspiracy Kiger Mustang HMA, Oregon 10/2017. Photo copyright Craig C. Downer 2017 Craig C. Downer, wildlife ecologist, has issued a report, including research by Marybeth Devlin, on 5 wild horse herds and Herd Management Areas in Oregon. These include the South Steens HMA, Kiger […]
as published on USNews.com A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated environmental law by conducting an emergency round-up of wild horses in eastern Oregon because the agency did not fully consider the impact of its actions. A federal judge has ruled that […]
Beatys Butte 2015 wild horse roundup (photo: BLM) SOURCE: heraldandnews.com by Marybeth Devlin Arbitrary management level (AML): The “overpopulation” of wild horses is a concocted crisis. Per the 438,140 acres — 685 square miles — of mustang habitat, BLM manages the Beatys Butte herd down to the AML’s […]
by KTVZ.COM news sources Two census efforts set; volunteers sought PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Ochoco National Forest announced Monday it is embarking on a new strategy for monitoring its wild horse population for the Big Summit Territory. This year, two wild horse census efforts are expected to provide […]
“The attached press release, below, gives the inside story of how the Oregon wild mare sterilization experiments were stopped by an appeal to the Department of Interior’s IBLA (Interior Board of Land Appeals) by a coalition of equine advocate, animal welfare and environmental groups. Thanks again to all the individuals and groups that supported our appeal and kept believing we could win. The topsy turvy events of the past week demonstrate that unity is more important than ever to protect our public lands and the wild animals we cherish.” ~ Charlotte Roe
Source: KTVZ.com “Under the guise of an ‘Emergency’ roundup the BLM side-steps the law and gains ‘fresh’ mares for gruesome sterilization experiments…” VALE, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management Vale District said Friday it has successfully concluded an emergency gather of wild horses in the Three Fingers […]
Guest OpEd by Grandma Gregg “…only about half of the foals survive to become yearling age…” I am sure you are aware that the BLM wild horse and burro populations are almost always wrong and that they usually use 20% annual increase as their standard. Independent research has […]
Recent news releases indicate that the Oregon BLM office has postponed it’s plan to harass and breakup wild horse families in the “Three Fingers” area due to a wild fire dubbed the “Cherry Road Fire”. The ‘fresh’ mares captured from the postponed helicopter roundup were to be transferred […]
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