An article in the Colorado Sun, however, characterized fertility control darting as “far less efficient at maintaining population control than a (Bureau of Land Management) helicopter roundup, which can corral hundreds of mustangs within a few days.”The best, and proven, way to protect wild horses is through fertility control. The best way to keep wild horses free on public lands is through fertility control. This method hasn’t worked and defies public opinion; the majority of Americans oppose rounding up and removing wild horses from public lands. In the past two years alone, the bureau removed over 30,000 wild horses and burros from their habitat in the wild. Meanwhile, a lifetime of fertility control for a mare is $1,500 and fertility vaccines are more than 90% effective at preventing pregnancy.

Source: Daily Sun September 02, 2023 13:35 UTC