Onward we go!
Because we WANT TO, we CAN DO better for our mustangs and wild burros.
Apparently, that is a difficult concept. It does take time to turn the wheels of government. Over the course of nearly 46 years, we’ve gone from rotary-dial phones to computers in our pockets that are smart enough to take pictures and connect us with the world. But we can’t – can’t?! – seem to find ways to manage our wild horses and burros in balance with the interests that compete for the bounty of their homes.
Kudos to National Advisory Board members for recommending that BLM commit to $3 million in funding for fertility control in 2019. (By the way, PZP doesn’t cost $2,500 per dose per mare, and it certainly doesn’t have an efficacy of only 20 percent. PZP costs $27 per dose per mare, and my time and labor come free of charge. It has proven efficacy of more than 90 percent.)
Shame on them (with the exception of Ginger Kathrens, who is huge strength in a small package!) for recommending that tens of thousands of horses and burros be DESTROYED in order to cover up the ineptness of 46 years of poor management that enabled these iconic and beloved animals to be the scapegoat for the poorness of human-caused issues.
Whatever will they do when our mustangs and burros no longer exist to blame for the poor conditions of decades of overgrazing and otherwise poor management – not only within the Wild Horse and Burro Program?
Ranges without the magic of mustangs will be, simply, barren.
I am saddened.
But we are not defeated.
And I wake up grateful every day for OUR local BLM folks who work with us to ensure the health and longevity of our mustangs and their range.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 