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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW A new act for an old building ... Music festival says it's first in area with designated pot smoking area ... Rogue Valley Peace Choir welcomes new members ... A new act for an old building ... Music festival says it's first in area with designated pot smoking area ... Rogue Valley Peace Choir welcomes new members ... OTHER VIEWS Other Views: Managing wild horses Comment By Excerpted from The (Bend) Bulletin DailyTidings.com By Excerpted from The (Bend) Bulletin Posted Jan. 26, 2015 at 12:01 AM By Excerpted from The (Bend) Bulletin Posted Jan. 26, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign wants the federal Bureau of Land Management to take a different approach when it comes to dealing with feral horses on public lands. Rather than rounding them up and keeping them or neutering them, it wants the agency to expand the use of the equine version of depo provera — an injectable birth control drug that lasts for months. Almost no one questions the magnitude of the West's wild horse problem. The animals are protected under federal law; relatively new to the intermountain West, they have no natural predators, and herds can double every four years or so. Moreover, when horses graze they frequently focus on a single spot until they've killed the grasses within it. The damage they do to arid rangelands in Oregon and at least nine other states is real and long-lasting. Since 1971, the BLM has removed some 100,000 of them from federal lands. It finds homes for those it can, but about 35,000 animals are now in pens such as the ones outside Burns, and 38,000-plus remain in the wild. Providing birth control is no simple matter. The drugs must be administered through darts or other injections. Neutering is permanent but every bit as challenging. The BLM does use the immunocontraceptive porcine zona pellucida, PZP, and the folks from the preservation campaign want the agency to expand the drug's use. We hope it does. Even if penning were effective, it is hugely expensive. An injection does a better job in the long run. By Excerpted from The (Bend) Bulletin DailyTidings.com By Excerpted from The (Bend) Bulletin Posted Jan. 26, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501