Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association

P.O. Box 536 - Virginia City - Nevada - 89440

Phone: 775-881-2288          web site:  www.vrwpa.org

"Working to preserve  and protect all species of wildlife

30 YEARS OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE VIRGINIA RANGE

 on the Virginia Range in Nevada" 

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June 29 Is Next Meeting

The next VRWPA meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 29, 2009.  The meetings take place  at the VCH Fire Station (corner of Cartwright and Lousetown) in the Virginia Highlands at 6:30 PM.

 

Meetings are open to the public and you are cordially invited to attend.

 

Our Mission

The Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association is a volunteer nonprofit corporation  organized to act on behalf of free-roaming horses and wildlife in the Virginia Range, north of Virginia City, Nevada. VRWPA engages in educational, scientific, developmental and range management activities, and on matters pertaining to the environment and the preservation of wildlife habitat. This organization is organized exclusively for the charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

See the damage that Mistletoe can cause to the Juniper trees in the Virginia City Highlands. Click on this link:

Junipers

 

 

VRWPA Attends First Ever Wild Horse Summit

 Click on this link for more information:

Headway Made at Wild Horse Summit
 

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There is a You Tube video with  a new song about our wild horses titled "Pretty Wild Horses". You can watch it by clicking on this link:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TAs3pmNAUQs

 

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Wild bears have recently been sighted in the Virginia City Highlands. Be "Bear-Aware" and learn how to live with bears. Click on this link for valuable information about bears:

BEAR INFORMATION

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Wild Horses Released

Recently, a group of wild horses that had been picked up by the State of Nevada was released back on to the Virginia Range. See the story and pictures by clicking here.

VRWPA FINDS SANCTUARY FOR 34 WILD HORSES

On October 21, 2008 the Nevada Department of Agriculture asked the Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association to help find a sanctuary that would accept 23 mares, one stallion and 10 of their off spring. These mares were removed from the herd in the Virginia Range, more then 7 years ago, and have since been used by the University of Nevada – Reno for fertility experiments. When the University lost their grant to continue the experiments they turned the mares over to the Department of Agriculture. 

 On October 23, 2008 the VRWPA started making phone calls and searching the internet in an attempt to find a home, and we succeeded! A fabulous sanctuary was found that would agree to take all 34 of them. They will have over 70 acres of land to roam, lots of trees, a nice stream and best of all NO more science experiments. The horses are free to munch grass, drink water and play all day.

 On Monday December 1, 2008, I watched as the mares and babies were loaded onto the truck to take them to their new home. (The stallion has to undergo a life changing alteration before he will be joining them the week of December 15.) It was a pretty emotional time for everyone involved.

 

This was a real joint effort between the Nevada Dept. of Agriculture, the VRWPA, Crisswell Trucking, who gave the VRWPA a fabulous price to come all the way from Wyoming to transport the horses to their new home in Oregon, and last but not least Whispering Winds Equine Rescue and Living Legend Wild Horse Sanctuary. Without their founder Susan Pohlman’s determination to save these horses, the VRWPA would still be looking today for a home.

The sanctuary is planning on having a Name the Wild Horse fundraiser. They haven’t had a chance to update their web site yet, if you are interested please check back in a few days for updates and photos.

Here is a link to a video of the horse’s arrival to the sanctuary. Unfortunately, it was late afternoon and the light wasn’t very good but you can certainly see how happy they are to be in their new home.

http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/whisperingwindsequinerescue/?action=view&current=NevadaMaresFoalsDecember2008.flv

 Jeanne Gribbin

President, Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association

 

 

Wild Horse License Plates Now Available

You can now purchase a  wild horse license plate from the Department of Motor Vehicles and even have it personalized. Click on this DMV link for more details:  DMV Horse License Plates

 

VRWPA Key Chains For Sale

Only $5.00 each, available in black, green, and blue.

To order send your check to: VRWPA, P.O. Box 536, Virginia City, NV 89440.

 

 

 
VRWPA News West Nile Virus Misc.

Wild Horse Article

Craig Downer photo

Craig Downer, wildlife ecologist, has written an article on "The Past, Present and Future Status of Wild Horses" that appeared in Natural Horse Magazine. You can view the article by going to this link: http://www.naturalhorse.com/wildhorses.php.

Craig made an interesting presentation about wild bears at the August VRWPA meeting.

West Nile Virus Has Reached the Reno Area
As anticipated, the deadly West Nile Virus has finally reached the Reno area. This virus is deadly to horses, but can be prevented if you have your horses vaccinated. Contact your Vet to arrange for the vaccination. Once your horse has been stricken with the virus there is no cure. (more)

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Another foal on the Virginia Range

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Birth Control Test Program Initiated for the Wild Horses

VRWPA and the Nevada Department of Agriculture in conjunction with University of Nevada-Reno, Pennsylvania State University, and the National Wildlife Research Center are conducting a birth control study on some of our Virginia Range mares.  (more)
 
 
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