Cool Nature Photos

[EddieWalker]

Mule Deer are my favorite deer.

 

[deserteagle71]

Driving through Jersey Valley I found myself having to ease my way through a government wild horse roundup. Over 2,000 mustangs in this one valley alone...so overpopulated they were destroying the rangelands for any wildlife. Estimated 50,000+ mustangs running the range in Nevada alone.

The groups working to stop wild horse roundups were out there too, videotaping and photographing the roundup:

 

[orezok]

 

[California]

Driving through Jersey Valley I found myself having to ease my way through a government wild horse roundup.

What happens next?

Are they salable, live or for dogfood?

Neuter and release, like urban cats?

???

 

[deserteagle71]

What happens next?

Are they salable, live or for dogfood?

Neuter and release, like urban cats?

???

They are kept in "holding facilities" around the country...but mostly here in Nevada. Last figures I saw were that there were about 62,000 in these BLM holding facilities...costing the American taxpayer $158,000,000 last year!

No neuter and release. They try to adopt them out but people quickly found out that these are wild animals and act that way...can be very dangerous. Not like a horse used to having people around from when it was a young colt. By law, they cannot be sold for slaughter. So they live in these holding facilities till they die of old age. And the American taxpayer pays for their upkeep (food, vet bills, etc.) till they die of old age.

As usual, it is our own lawmakers who passed this stupid law:

So these animals that "are fast disappearing from the Amerian scene" are multiplying, populations increasing by 20% a year, and "enriching" your life by making you pay for their care because it soon became obvious that, with no natural enemies, they were overrunning the land. So the laws were amended so that the government, but only the government, can capture them...but they must either adopt them out or take care of them till they die of old age.

 

[Rockbadchild]

They are kept in "holding facilities" around the country...but mostly here in Nevada. Last figures I saw were that there were about 62,000 in these BLM holding facilities...costing the American taxpayer $158,000,000 last year!

No neuter and release. They try to adopt them out but people quickly found out that these are wild animals and act that way...can be very dangerous. Not like a horse used to having people around from when it was a young colt. By law, they cannot be sold for slaughter. So they live in these holding facilities till they die of old age. And the American taxpayer pays for their upkeep (food, vet bills, etc.) till they die of old age.

As usual, it is our own lawmakers who passed this stupid law:
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Not talking by first account experience but from a few documentaries I have watch altho maybe outdated, and maybe it wasn’t Nevada but i thought it was. Some organisations do trained them yes a very small amount. They showed some prison programs the inmates did the training (very good documentary). They also said some end up for human consumption and some for animal consumption. (after researching it must be a pre 2003 doc as that law passed in 03)

 

[California]

Maybe those holding pens would be a good place re-introduce wolves, too.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

A few flowers appearing here already in Virginia at home. Yellow flowers must love acidic soil and shade growing under cedars and white pine.

 

[MossRoad]

Nice! The tulips are popping up around here already.

 

[chris the wrench]

Enjoying my morning coffee, the view never gets old.

 

[Cycledude]

 

[EddieWalker]

Is that gas station in Wisconsin?

 

[Cycledude]

Is that gas station in Wisconsin?

Yes Clam Lake Wi , they transplanted Elk there about 30 years ago.

 

[ArlyA]

Been at the station many times on our way to CAMBA trails.

Yes Clam Lake Wi , they transplanted Elk there about 30 years ag

 

[Cycledude]

The station owner said he has a video with 30 Elk at the gas pumps one morning.
He used to sell deer corn by the pumps but the Elk were always ripping the bags open and eating more corn than he could afford to let them eat so he had to build another building to store the corn .

 

[ArlyA]

A buddy works for WI DNR taking care of trail cams. He posted these pics taken in Jackson Country WI.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's a decent bull. I didn't know there where elk there. That's pretty cool!!!!

 

[lman]

My sister and family live near Clam Lake and we were up there a couple of years ago, of course we looked for the elk and didn't see any. We did see a wolf. My brother in law was complaining about the damage that the bears do to his cornfields. He said PETA members were buying the bear tags so there was no way to control the bear population.

 

[kenmbz]

Not quite Elk or Moose, but we don't have them down here.
From my game cam a few weeks ago when we actually had some snow on the ground.

 

[deserteagle71]

Antelope grazing and resting in farm fields yesterday in Nevada's Desert Valley: