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Forest Service to reduce wild horse population in Ochoco National Forest
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) The U.S. Forest Service will reduce the wild horse population east of Prineville to a level that horse advocates say could lead to the herd’s elimination.
The most recent count of wild horses on the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory of the Ochoco National Forest puts the population around 130, but the Forest Service estimates it at closer to 150, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
The management plan approved Friday will decrease the herd to 47-57 horses total over the next five years. Officials say “excess” horses will be captured and relocated to corrals where they will be put up for adoption.
PRINEVILLE â The U.S. Forest Service will reduce the wild horse population on a 27,000-acre range east of Prineville to a level horse advocates say could lead to the herdâs elimination.
The most recent count of wild horses on the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory of the Ochoco National Forest puts the population around 130, but the Forest Service estimates it closer to 150. (Counts for the past two years have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)
The management plan approved Friday, May 7, will cut the herd down to 47-57 horses total over the next five years.
âWe want to make sure that we manage this herd for its genetic viability,â said Kassidy Kern, public affairs officer for the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland. âWe want to make sure itâs a healthy herd.â
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