PZP partnership in the Carson National Forest (NM)

2 06 2009

http://www.skymountainwild.org/PZP.html

The above link is to information about PZP being used for wild horses in the Carson National Forest, our neighbors to the south. The below link is to an article linked at the bottom of the above Web page.

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/carson-national-forest-Forest-first-to-use-contraceptive-on-wil

This is what it’s all about, from Sky Mountain Wild’s Web site: “The use of PZP represents a vast shift in the management of wild horses in New Mexico, as the previous method used to control population numbers has been the round-up and removal of wild horses from their territories.”

Note the photo by Claude Steelman, who was in Farmington to document the PZP administration.


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2 06 2009
Billie's avatar Billie

Hooray!! I hope PZP really catches on everywhere!

2 06 2009
TJ's avatar TJ

Me, too!!!

3 06 2009
Lynn Bauer's avatar Lynn Bauer

YES, YES, YES!!!
L & K

6 09 2009
Visiting dignitaries « Spring Creek Basin Weblog

[…] In June, I wrote about Dan and Karen administering the first PZP doses to mares from the Carson National Forest: https://springcreekwild.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/pzp-partnership-in-the-carson-national-forest-nm/ […]

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