PRESS RELEASE Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a wild horse gather on Sept. 1 in the West Douglas Herd Area approximately 20 miles south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. The BLM plans to remove the entire estimated population of[Read More…]
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Letter: The reality facing wild horses–starvation
Dear Editor, I read Dr. Moore’s letter concerning the West Douglas herd gather with a great deal of interest and in the end, sorrow. The Fruita veterinarian, while well intentioned, ignored critical facts, blaming ranchers for this necessary removal. I won’t dispute the fact that ranchers do want the herds[Read More…]
Letter: West Douglas Herd area facts
Dear Editor: The “Wild” Horse and Burro Program is complicated at best and is dramatized by activists to get people’s emotions stirred to act, even if that action is based on misinformation. It is disappointing and discouraging to realize that if someone doesn’t present the facts, the misinformation becomes “fact”[Read More…]
Letter: The West Douglas herd
Dear Editor: The Bureau of Land Management should never be allowed to arbitrarily select wild horse herds for roundup and slaughter. The BLM was created by wealthy ranchers and other power brokers for their own purposes. Initially, it was for the roundup and sale of cattle, followed by the roundup[Read More…]
Emergency wild horse gather of West Douglas Herd
RBC I To protect the health of wild horses and rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management began an emergency wild horse gather on July 26 on the West Douglas Herd Area about 20 miles south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. The BLM plans to remove the entire estimated population[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Wild horse gather a tragedy
Dear Editor: I did not respond to the newspaper articles that were written before or during the roundup. I did not see a need to respond to name calling. It serves no purpose. This is about principles, not personalities. My goal is to document the events at the roundup. A[Read More…]
West Douglas horse gather should conclude this week
RBC I On Monday afternoon, the Bureau of Land Management finished up day six of the wild horse gather in the West Douglas Herd Area. With a total of 141 horses rounded up, the federal BLM will continue the gather into the week, as they plan to gather up to[Read More…]
Lawsuit filed to halt scheduled wild horse roundup in county
RBC I Late Friday, a lawsuit was filed in federal court by The Cloud Foundation (TCF), Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF), The Colorado Wild Horse and Burro Coalition (CWHBC), Dr. Don Moore and Toni Moore of Fruita, Colo., and Barb Flores of Greeley, Colo., to block the Bureau of Land[Read More…]
Public to review horse herd removal
MEEKER — The Bureau of Land Management released an environmental assessment for public review which addresses the removal plan for a small herd of wild horses south of Rangely. Under the proposed plan, BLM would begin gathering approximately 150 wild horses in the West Douglas herd area this fall.