1. Beaty Butte Wild Horse Predicament
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2. Beaty Butte HMA Southern Oregon 437,120 acres 396,520 ac federal
640 ac state
37,040 ac private
Sagebrush/Sage-grouse habitat
Heavily grazed by horses
Exacerbated by drought

3. Beaty Butte HMA 1,500 horse in 2015
Appropriate Management Level (AML) = 100 – 250 horses
Concern:
Horse health & condition
Rangeland habitat condition
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4. What was done? 4-5 capture sites (traps)
1070 horses gathered in November 2105:
240 foals
436 mare
395 studs
Returned 100 horses to HMA:
60 studs
40 mares
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5. Partnership for Success
Beaty Butted Wild Horse Gather, Fertility Control and Training Program
Oregon BLM partnering with the Beaty Butte Wild Horse Training Facility (non-profit organization)
Partnership to:
train and adopt excess horses
implement a fertility control program
assist in bait-trap gathers.