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The wild horses and burros constitute a very positive presence in our state of Nevada and greatly reduce flammable vegetation while at the same time building the soils and dispersing viable seeds of many species. This they do to a much greater degree than is the case with the other mainly ruminant grazers, who more thoroughly decompose what they eat. Additionally they do not camp on the water sources as do the cattle and they have upper incisors which permit them to carefully prune the vegetation they select. It is so wrong to use them as scapegoats for damages that we people have caused because of our selfish and ignorant imposition of species like cattle and sheep that should not be here in such numbers. The horses and burros on the contrary are of ancient North American origin and very long-standing evolutionary development upon our continent. I am a wildlife ecologist and have investigated deeply into this subject. I suggest you read my book: The Wild Horse Conspiracy, which took me over 4 years to compose. It tells the greater truth than you usually hear from prejudice few-liner media pronouncements!
Yes, Nevada and other western states that have large areas of public land that is managed by the BLM are the only areas forced to house feral horses. National Parks, USFWS Refuges, and private lands can deal with them as you explained. The BLM and USDA deal with horses because they are feral livestock and not wildlife. No state or national wildlife agencies recognize horses as wildlife. Feral hogs are shot on sight in other states. Other feral livestock such as cattle, sheep, and goats are caught and auctioned off. Nevada is just stuck for now treating these pests as some special animal instead of the vermin and invasive species that they really are.
Saw a TV show last night were a "vermin remover" back east was called in to catch a wild horse, and the humane society took it in after he caught it. Why can't that happen in NV? Are there different laws for different areas of the country? The "vermin remover" said the horse was likely abandoned or a run-away.
You are correct, it was stopped after the plane crash. And the fact that NV was threatened with lawsuits for "stealing rain" by several states down stream.
Hasn't been more than a couple years now, I thought they stopped the program after the Grumman S2 they were using crashed out there in Stead, I think that was in the late 90s, I might be wrong though.
I want to thank all the people that are trying to work together and help our state make it through this period as best we can. I know some conservation groups are speeding up projects that were originally scheduled for next year and hauling water for wildlife when needed. Ranchers are hauling water to their cattle and considering brining them in early because of the poor condition of the range. Obvious by their absence are the "wild" horse advocates. As usual they are doing nothing. They are not building watering improvements for the horses. They are not hauling water to the horses. They are not hauling feed to the horses. They are not supporting removing the horses until the range improves. Everyone else is pulling together and donating even more of their time, money, and resources to help conserve the habitat and wildlife of Nevada. If there ever was a wefare program that should be abandoned it is the feral horse and burro program.
I TOTALLY AGREE YOU "TURDHERDER" ABSOLUTELY 100% RIGHT ON THE MONEY WITH THAT STATEMENT!!!
Wasn't cloud seeding one of the budget cuts made a couple years ago? Maybe NV government should reinstate this program and instead, dump some of the welfare programs.