There are some wild horse groups and individuals who think the answer to the Heber Wild Horse Territory Management Plan is PZP.  Those people have no clue what the issues are.  The Heber herd is NOT overpopulated.  So PZP is NOT the answer.  The PZP pushers should stick to something they know about.  Or perhaps reach out to those who do know the Heber herd and find out what the real issues are.  

First of all the Heber Wild Horse Territory should be expanded to include the entire Sitgreaves National Forest where horses were historically known to roam for well over a hundred years prior to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.  In fact, the Heber herd still roams throughout much of the Sitgreaves.  

​This is the public’s last chance to be a voice for the Heber herd in an attempt to keep them from being managed to extinction.
Buried on the Forest Service website is the notice:
“Official Opportunity to Comment on the Heber Wild Horse Territory EA”
“This solicitation serves as the last designated opportunity for public comment on this project.”
Heber Wild Horse Territory Plan
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=18916
You must go under Project Documents then click on the Analysis tab in order to find the environmental assessment (EA). There are many pdf files at the Analysis tab. The HWHT_DraftEA is what the public comment period is specifically for.
The HeberDraftEACoverLetter is the last pdf on the list. The cover letter gives the rules for writing in a public comment including the following:
Timeframe for submitting comments
Specific written comments (36 CFR §218.2) on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days following publication of the notice initiating this comment period in the White Mountain Independent, the newspaper of record. We anticipate the legal
notice to be published on March 23, 2021. However, the actual publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. Those wishing to comment should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure timely receipt of any comments submitted. A timely submission will be determined as outlined in 36 CFR 218.25(a)(4). The regulations prohibit extending the length of the comment period (36 CFR 218.6 (d)).
How to submit comments
Comments including attachments may be submitted electronically to:
https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput...
The following formats are acceptable: .doc, .rtf., txt., .html or .pdf.

Just how does the above comment made by a Facebook member go against their standards?  The comment that Facebook censored is a quote from Joseph Goebbels.  It is a reminder of what should never be tolerated in a free country.  In regards to America's wild horses and burros, federal agencies such as the Forest Service and BLM should not be allowed to spread lies as truth in order to decimate America's wild horse and burro herds.  Joseph Goebbels was a propaganda machine for Hitler.  He was an evil human being who by his quote believed truth was bad for the State because he knew that if the citizenry of the State knew the truth they would fight for their freedom and lives. Why does bringing historical evils to light violate Facebook standards?  

Joseph GoebbelsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goebbels, who aspired to be an author, obtained a Doctor of Philology degree from the University of Heidelberg in 1921. He joined the Nazi Party in 1924, and worked with Gregor Strasser in their northern branch. He was appointed Gauleiter (district leader) for Berlin in 1926, where he began to take an interest in the use of propaganda to promote the party and its programme. After the Nazis' seizure of power in 1933, Goebbels's Propaganda Ministry quickly gained and exerted control over the news media, arts, and information in Germany. He was particularly adept at using the relatively new media of radio and film for propaganda purposes. Topics for party propaganda included antisemitism, attacks on the Christian churches, and (after the start of the Second World War) attempting to shape morale.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels

The importance of NEPA and why government agencies want to weaken or do away with it. NEPA gives "we the people" a voice in what happens to our public lands. Apparently "we the people" get in the way of business between our federal agencies and special interest groups.
The Forest Service had intended to remove the Heber herd in 2005. A Temporary Restraining Order prevented them from doing so. A Federal Court Case followed with the following four counts against the Forest Service:
COUNT ONE:
(VIOLATION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS ACT OF 1971)
COUNT TWO:
(VIOLATION OF NEPA)
COUNT THREE:
(VIOLATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT)
COUNT FOUR:
(DECLARATORY RELIEF)

​Scaring The Hell Out of You: The Fear-Then-Relief Procedure

What it is: Arguably the most evil manipulative technique is what psychologists call the "fear-then-relief technique." The technique preys on a person's emotions. Here, the manipulator causes someone a great deal of stress or anxiety and then abruptly relieves that stress. After this sudden mood swing, the person is disarmed, less likely to make mindful or rational decisions, and more likely to respond positively to various requests.  https://lifehacker.com/5953183/three-of-the-most-evil-ways-to-manipulate-people-into-doing-what-you-want

The Fear:  Wild horse herd populations double every four years, therefore they will destroy the ecosystem leaving nothing for other wildlife, or public lands cattle and sheep grazing.  In the end  the horses will also starve to death. 
 
The Relief:  The Forest Service or BLM will call for massive wild horse "gathers" and removals to protect the land, wildlife, public lands cattle and sheep, and the horses themselves.  

The people working for these government agencies often feign caring about the welfare of the horses.  Yet behind closed doors they talk of permanent sterilization, euthanasia of healthy horses, sale without limitation, and slaughter.  All of this while having no proof that wild horse herds double in size every four years and that they are causing damage to our public lands.
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In August of 2005 the USDA Forest Service posted a NEWS RELEASE which stated: “The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in the next month will be removing some of the approximately 300 horses that are currently grazing a portion of the Rodeo/Chediski burned area near Heber.”  

In September of 2005 several animal advocacy organizations and citizens commenced Civil Action against the Forest Service alleging violations of the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.  Their action prevented all captures and removals of horses.  The Plaintiffs won their case and in March of 2007 a Federal Court order issued the following ruling:

“The Forest Service agrees to refrain from any gathering or removing of horses within the Heber Wild Horse Territory as well as, on the Black Mesa and Lakeside Ranger Districts (which are considered the Sitgreaves National Forest) until the Forest Service completes, with public involvement, an analysis and appropriate environmental document pursuant to NEPA and develops a written Heber Wild Horse Territory Management Strategy.  The Forest Service will involve the public, including the Plaintiffs, in scoping for this analysis.”

At this time the Forest Service is in the process of completing a management plan for the Heber Wild Horse Territory.  There have been no authorized captures or removals of any horses in the Sitgreaves National Forest since before 2005 when the Forest Service stated in their news release that there were approximately 300 horses in a portion of the Rodeo/Chediski burned area near Heber.   

The Forest Service contracted for a horse-specific survey in February of 2015.  At that time, 20 horses were estimated to be in the Heber Wild Horse Territory.  Outside the Heber Wild Horse Territory (across the Sitgreaves National Forest) 201 horses were observed.  The estimated population outside the Heber Wild Horse Territory based on Simultaneous Double-Count methodology was 236.  That is a total of 256 horses.  

There were no authorized captures and removals for that ten year span.  If wild horse herd populations doubled in size every four years you would expect that by the end of that ten year period there would be approximately 1,800 horses at the time of the 2015 survey.  But there were only 256 horses.