The humane PZP fertility control program in place has successfully managed the McCullough Peaks wild horses since 2011, with 2023 seeing only a 1% growth rate.

Instead of wasting resources to #roundup and warehouse these beloved horses, and using the controversial vaccine #GonaCon on the remaining mares, the BLM should pursue the “No Action Alternative” laid out in its Environmental Assessment.

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- Given concerns about its potential for permanent sterilization and injection site abscesses, eliminate the use of #GonaCon for the fertility control program. When administering any fertility control program, the NPS must consider the herd’s genetics and bloodlines as well as the safety of mares. Instead of GonaCon, the NPS should implement a fertility control program using #PZP that has been proven to be reversible and safe for the mare.

9/11

Instead of using #GonaCon, it must also implement a #FertilityControl program with #PZP that has a 35-year history of being #reversible and #safe even for pregnant #mares.

Although the Theodore Roosevelt #WildHorses are not protected under the 1971 #WildHorsesAndBurrosAct , they’re a significant part of the historical and natural #heritage of the park and the state. Equally important, they’re a huge tourism draw for #NorthDakota.

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