tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post7543147438162069400..comments2024-03-20T14:47:34.192-07:00Comments on Reading the Washington Landscape: Wild Horses and Prairie In the SkyDan McShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-24804171671601690832012-08-16T19:02:12.723-07:002012-08-16T19:02:12.723-07:00The horses ranged over the entire area and spent m...The horses ranged over the entire area and spent most of their time in the natural area preserve away from the 200 Area and other contamintated areas. I believe there was some effort to keep horses away away from the more contaminated areas as your are right about rabbits and other animals. Ducks and Gable Pond were a concern as well.Dan McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-91154715783211087252012-08-09T15:35:58.353-07:002012-08-09T15:35:58.353-07:00Dan,
Do you think part of the issue surrounding t...Dan,<br /><br />Do you think part of the issue surrounding their removal had to do with the fact that they could potentially have become contaminated? I've read that contaminated coyotes and rabbits have been found on the site and have had to be removed and disposed of as toxic waste. It seems like the horses could have posed a real issue for the area if they got into contaminated materials.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298235100913678894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-57892258664049670032012-08-06T22:02:01.979-07:002012-08-06T22:02:01.979-07:00Dana:
At the time most of the Hanford area was be...Dana:<br /><br />At the time most of the Hanford area was being managed as a preserve and it was felt horses were inconsistent with the natural reserve. The horses were removed in the late 1980s. A similar debate has taken place elsewhere in the west, but on on most public lands the horses have been allowed to remain.Dan McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-67100227547579525552012-08-06T11:14:00.080-07:002012-08-06T11:14:00.080-07:00"Up through the 1980s a small herd lived on t..."Up through the 1980s a small herd lived on the Hanford Atomic Energy Reserve, but has since been removed."<br /><br />Why were they removed?Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298235100913678894noreply@blogger.com