[Cdt-l] Fwd: wild horse roundup

[ks1007 at aol.com]

I would think that it's a land management situation where the horses are eating everything


el coyote
Keith and Mary
Trail Angels
Deming, NM



-----Original Message-----
From: Josie <josie1066 at gmail.com>
To: cdt-l <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Fri, Dec 24, 2010 5:24 pm
Subject: [Cdt-l] wild horse roundup


Indeed, or why they feel the need to do so?


Jo




From: Jim and_or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com>

Date: December 23, 2010 6:43:50 PM PST

To: <mail at cdtsociety.org>, cdt-l <cdt-l at backcountry.net>

Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Wild Horse Roundup



Any idea what they intend to do with those 600 horses? 
Jim

http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/


 
> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:16:21 -0500
> From: mail at cdtsociety.org
> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [Cdt-l] Wild Horse Roundup
> 
> BLM is proposing to reduce the wild horse population of Wyoming's Great Divide 
> Basin next summer. The Bureau estimates that the herd numbered about 1000 last 
> April. The plan is to remove some 600 excess horses, using helicopter roundups 
> to bring the population down to roughly 400 to 600 wild horses. (A similar 
> roundup was carried out in 2007.)
> 
> The Rock Springs Field Office is inviting comments (to 
> dividebasin_hma_wy at blm.gov) by January 21.
> 
> CDTS does not now expect to comment -- but would welcome the thoughts of the CDT 
> community. 

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