Wild Horses: Mustang Awareness Day at Medicine Horse in Boulder, CO on 4/28
April 6, 2012
Wild Horses: Wild Horse Festival in Santa Fe, NM May 19, 20
May 7, 2012Wild Horses: BLM’s plan for removing Pryor Mountain Horses This Summer
On April 4, the BLM released their Decision Record, which outlines their plan for removal of 40 – 50 young Pryor Mountain wild horses this summer. The original plan in the Environmental Assessment issued in December 2011 was to remove only 30 young horses 1-3 years old.
There will not be helicopters used in this roundup, but instead the BLM plans a combination of bait trapping, water trapping and herding. This removal can begin after June 4 and continue until September 30th.
Exactly how many comments the BLM received is unclear, since they have lumped every comment that used an internet site or talking points as one comment – the Cloud Foundation estimates that probably 10,000 comments were received. Thousands of comments poured into the Cloud Foundation and to the BLM pleading with the BLM to leave Cloud’s grandson Echo (BLM name of Killian) on the mountain, and the BLM has ranked him as to be removed only if their capture goals of other horses cannot be met, due to his unique coloring and genetics.
All of the horses that will be removed will be taken to Britton Springs for processing and adoption, but the BLM has not announced when any adoptions might take place.
From the BLM:
BLM Q&A on Pryor Bait Trap: http://on.doi.gov/HhwIpi
BLM 2012 Pryor Decision Record: http://on.doi.gov/HhwMpg
Final BLM Environmental Assessment: http://on.doi.gov/HhwLl4
From the Cloud Foundation
BLM Sets Sights on Another Massive Removal in Cloud’s Herd (Foundation release): http://bit.ly/tFeuWZ
What is Bait Trapping? http://bit.ly/HhurdO
Stop the Fencing in of Cloud’s Herd – Foundation video: http://bit.ly/vO4kvw
From Wild Hoofbeats
Stop the BLM from Destroying Cloud’s Legacy: https://www.wildhoofbeats.com/blog/wild-horses-stop-the-blm-from-destroying-clouds-legacy
Speak Up to Save Cloud’s Herd from Removals: https://www.wildhoofbeats.com/news/wild-horses-speak-up-to-save-clouds-herd-from-removals
Don’t Fence in or Remove Cloud’s Herd: https://www.wildhoofbeats.com/blog/wild-horses-dont-fence-in-or-remove-clouds-herd
7 Comments
Echo should definitely be left alone. The BLM needs to stop removing wild horses.
Why not push to leave the entire herd alone. I don’t understand why the BLM is not being challenged more to stop all trappings, round-ups, whatever they call them. I get so frustrated and heartbroken to know this is still going on. I am truly afraid that the wild horses will disappear because of the BLM, Ken Salazar, Bob Abbey, cattle and sheep ranchers.
I think its time for a national protest done on State houses’ front steps as well as the White House.
I agree with Jane. It’s time to take serious protests and measures to stop the constant upheavel and removal of Wild Horses everytime they wish. What has happened to the Federal protection law in effect for these animals who have rights to be there?
sadly, they are challenged and then saying they are taking comments and we all know that is just so they can say, “We let the People have a voice” when actually it simply falls on deaf ears………..:(
This egregious constant culling of the wild horses needs to stop now! There are MILLIONS of acres of land that more than adequately provides for all the wild horses now living on them. There is no more need to remove any more horses off ANY public lands! Some HMAs with thousands of acres only have 50 or 60 horses left on them. This massive and cruel march to the annihilation of the wild horses must stop now!
BLM HAS NO HEART FOR THESE HORSES.BUT IF THE CATTLE INDUSTRY SHAKES A FEW DOLLARS UNDER THEIR GREEDY NOSES, THE LIVING HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF THESE MAGNIFICANT ANIMALSWILL ALWAYS FINISH LAST.MEANING NO QUALITY OF LIFE STANDING IN DEATH PENS WAITING THEIR TURN TO BE SLAUGHTERED AT SEA TO SATISFY THE APPETITES OF THE FRENCH.WHAT NEXT, OUR PETS?. OUTRAGEOUSLY DISCUSTING.
not only the cattlemen its the greedy big oil companys who want this land i beleave theres room for both leave these horses make protected lands for these beautiful horses.