Cloud; The Wild Stallion of the Rockies discussion
Days Left...........
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Aug 29, 2009 12:56PM
We only have 3 days left guys!! We have to do something!!!
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Hima, you said something about Friends for Change.
Did anyone go to the Hampton Classic? I heard Jessica Burkhart was there!!
Did anyone go to the Hampton Classic? I heard Jessica Burkhart was there!!
Before Cloud and his herd are captured!!!
does the BLM have a mail address or e-mail address? something where we could our thoughts to them?
I'm not sure, you should check out their website.
Argh, IDK what else to do! Maybe luck will take over and they'll have problems.
1 day left guys! What about Friends for Change?
yeah, maybe it'll rain really hard. or hail.
Maybe e-mailing them, but I couldn't find their e-mail.
do they have any other websites or anything where we could look for more contact information?
you did!! OMG!! We might still have time! Where did you find it!
i googled "bureau of land management" and found their main website. there's a "contact us" form there where you can e-mail them. are the horses being killed for sure? i'm readying an e-mail now.
i don't know if they are being killed for sure. don't say anything about that.
okay, i'll just say relocated and ask them where? is that ok with everyone?
i sent it! now i wait for a reply...
Today is the day guys...... :(
Cloud has an extra two days everyone!!
yay! my message has been forwarded to the Wild Horse and Burro Program for reply. when i get their reply, i'll copy and paste it here!
okay, i want everyone who can to do this EXACTLY as it is typed here. Google "bureau of land manangement" (yes spell it out). the first one that should appear is the BLM's main website. Click on it, and on the left side of the site, click on "contact us" and then "e-mail". send them emails, and they will be forwarded to the BLM's wild horse and burro program for reply. this may help stall the roundup!
DO THIS ASAP!!! Swamp them with so many emails they can't ignore us!
Okay, peeps. I read the Q&A For why they're rounding up the horses. I thought that the more I read, the more logical it sounded. Don't worry, I'm still against it, but maybe we should think before rebelling.
1. They're going to round up the horses because of the poor shape of the range they live on.
2. They'll capture all 190 horses, and let 120 free. The rest will be put up for adoption and sale to eligible buyers.
3. They will, however, keep original bands together, at least the ones that are released.
4. They didn't say anything about Cloud, but..
See? It seems a tad bit logical..
1. They're going to round up the horses because of the poor shape of the range they live on.
2. They'll capture all 190 horses, and let 120 free. The rest will be put up for adoption and sale to eligible buyers.
3. They will, however, keep original bands together, at least the ones that are released.
4. They didn't say anything about Cloud, but..
See? It seems a tad bit logical..
not really. these horses are wild; they belong there. the land cant be in poor shape if the horses are healthy.
Here are my reasons;
Yes I know, but Cloud could be one of those 70 horses set up for adoption.
And the Q&A is just in general.
What they are doing to the mares is not right.
Many of the foals are hurt in the round up from running for miles.
It's not always true, about keeping the original bands together. Cloud once got seperated from his Batchlor Stallion band. It took him awile to find a new one.( 1 week or so.) That's a long time to be by yourself.
Yes I know, but Cloud could be one of those 70 horses set up for adoption.
And the Q&A is just in general.
What they are doing to the mares is not right.
Many of the foals are hurt in the round up from running for miles.
It's not always true, about keeping the original bands together. Cloud once got seperated from his Batchlor Stallion band. It took him awile to find a new one.( 1 week or so.) That's a long time to be by yourself.
Yeah, I'm still against it. I think that what they'll do to the horses is bad, but in one way it's kind of good. At least for the land. I don't like the fact that they don't care about how the foals could get separated, etc. I'm just saying that if the land isn't in very good shape, the horses, at one time or another, won't be either.
Sorry, I just don't exactlt like the BLM.
Me neither. I don't like the people. You know what makes me really mad? The people who think that just because horses and other animals can't speak, they don't have feelings!
Go to the Cloud Foundation website and read, read, read. There's to many things to post. I'll post them tomorrow.
Status Update
Sept. 4th- Day 2 of Pryors Roundup- UPDATE
19 more horses from the lower desert portion of the Pryors range were rounded up by helicopter today, none were injured but with temps in the 90's the foals looked a bit sore and tired by the time those to be set free were released. We are not giving up- the BLM is planning on removing around 40 horses tomorrow, completely, from the Custer National Forest. Field Manager Jim Sparks told us today that all those horses "fall within removal criteria" but truly they are just removing all of them. From 21 year old mares like Grumpy Grulla (who used to be with Raven) to young foals and the 19-year-old band stallion Conquistador. The older horses especially should not be removed. The BLM plans to helicopter drive these horses into traps on Commissary Ridge in the Custer National Forest and trailer them for nearly two hours down the mountain to the holding pens at Britton Springs near Lovell, WY. They are zeroing out the whole subpopulation of Forest Service horses who live outside the designated range. This is not the way to manage a small herd on the brink of genetic viability.
Sept. 4th- Day 2 of Pryors Roundup- UPDATE
19 more horses from the lower desert portion of the Pryors range were rounded up by helicopter today, none were injured but with temps in the 90's the foals looked a bit sore and tired by the time those to be set free were released. We are not giving up- the BLM is planning on removing around 40 horses tomorrow, completely, from the Custer National Forest. Field Manager Jim Sparks told us today that all those horses "fall within removal criteria" but truly they are just removing all of them. From 21 year old mares like Grumpy Grulla (who used to be with Raven) to young foals and the 19-year-old band stallion Conquistador. The older horses especially should not be removed. The BLM plans to helicopter drive these horses into traps on Commissary Ridge in the Custer National Forest and trailer them for nearly two hours down the mountain to the holding pens at Britton Springs near Lovell, WY. They are zeroing out the whole subpopulation of Forest Service horses who live outside the designated range. This is not the way to manage a small herd on the brink of genetic viability.
Famous Mustang Torn from His Herd
LOVELL, WYOMING - SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 – In the searing 90-plus degree heat the first five mustangs, of less than 200 remaining in Montana’s only wild horse herd, are driven into corrals by a helicopter, forcibly removed from the rangeland they have occupied for hundreds of years. The Pryor wild horses and one palomino stallion in particular, Cloud, have been made world famous by the PBS Nature documentaries, the third of which will air this fall.
LOVELL, WYOMING - SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 – In the searing 90-plus degree heat the first five mustangs, of less than 200 remaining in Montana’s only wild horse herd, are driven into corrals by a helicopter, forcibly removed from the rangeland they have occupied for hundreds of years. The Pryor wild horses and one palomino stallion in particular, Cloud, have been made world famous by the PBS Nature documentaries, the third of which will air this fall.
they still haven't replied to me, but maybe they won't kill the horses.
i did. i think it's still real sad. :,C Have they finished rounding up already? *Goes to look*
Did they capture them? *Sniffle*
