"BLM recommends a smaller herd."

I know, you saw the headline and thought, "My goodness! A sea change in the agency!"

But, come on, you knew that couldn't possibly refer to cows, didn't you? Instead, we've got wild horses- the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Herd- that need to be reduced by 35 percent. I'm guessing, emphasis on guessing, that these damn wild horses are eating what would better serve somebody's private herd of cattle. Now, that just ain't right!

The wild horse issue is one that most enviros steer clear of (too political!), and most of the "horse lovers" sound like vegangelical whack-jobs.* It's true that wild horses- an introduced species- do a lot of damage in the ecosystems where they are now confined. But still, I resent that the "range" is being given away for mere pennies as cattle feed, and that the agency constantly fails to take a "hard look" at the consequence of these handouts. Yet, the BLM finds all the time in the world to calculate sustainability levels for wild horses and then the resources to have them slaughtered.

There is something seriously wrong with this picture. And these.

-Lozen

* Love ya, vegans. Please don't hate mail me! ;)