this is actually exactly right... the horses (which are NOT indigenous to North America by the way) contribute to severe overgrazing... at least if the BLM gives a grazing permit to a rancher they have some recourse if the rancher isn't doing what he is supposed to be doing. The statutes that the BLM operates under mandate sustained yield for multiple use-- if theses horses are creating unsustainable conditions then it is up to the BLM to do something about it. They are also worried about bucellosis transmission. I realize this is an emotional issue for a lot of people but this is on balance a good thing for BLM lands along the CDT.<div>
<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Easy<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Steve McAllister <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brooklynkayak@gmail.com">brooklynkayak@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">> I would think that it's a land management situation where the horses are<br>
> eating everything<br>
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</div>And they have to make sure there is plenty of grazing for cattle:-)<br>
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