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美国国家公共电台 NPR--Authorities don't know who is shooting free-roaming horses in the Utah desert

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Authorities don't know who is shooting free-roaming horses in the Utah desert

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MOAB, Utah — On a remote patch of Utah desert bordering the Navajo Nation in Utah, hundreds of horses roam free on the shrubby2 desert that stretches across red rock canyons3 all the way to the forested slopes of Bears Ears National Monument. To some, they're majestic4 wildlife that symbolize5 the freedom of wide-open western landscapes. To others, they're an out of control population displacing cattle and damaging the ecosystem6.

Lately, dozens of horses there are being found dead, apparently7 from gunshot wounds.

Brothers Wayne and David Yanito are Navajo ranchers and farmers whose families have been here for generations. They love coming across the free roaming horses when they're out on the land.

"When you're out there in the middle of nowhere — nothing — all of a sudden, you see a horse. Whoa! There's actually something out here! It makes your day," Wayne Yanito says. "It just makes your day."

The modern horse wasn't on the continent until the Spanish brought them by boat from Europe in the 15th century. But an ancient breed of horse native to North America is part of the Navajo creation story. David Yanito explains it has held an important place in the tribe's culture.

"These new generations, they don't believe that no more," he says ruefully.

He says the horses are all part of a connected natural world.

"While they're running, you'll hear a thunder," he says. "The next day it will start to sprinkle. Lightning comes down and hits the ground and makes that vibration," he says. "Boom, boom, boom."

The Yanito brothers have worked maintaining dirt roads for San Juan County for years, so they're out on this landscape a lot. About a year ago, they started finding dead horses near those roads. They started looking for more.

On a recent day, David Yanito launched a drone with a camera that he bought to monitor the cattle they raise. It doesn't take long for him to pick out the bleaching8 bones of a dead animal in the morning sun against the mostly bare beige soil.

"You can see it's all white. When the sun hits it, you can really see it," he says.

When the brothers walk over to investigate, they quickly see it's not just one dead horse.

"Two more down here. Three right here," Wayne Yanito counts off. "Four up there. Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine ..."

"Oh my goodness that's a lot of horses," his brother exclaims. "Someone went to town."

They've been marking all the carcasses they've found since last January. By the end of the day, the total is up to 23, and they suspect there are more they haven't found.

David Yanito holds up a skull9 with two small unnaturally10 round holes under the eye socket11.

The Yanito brothers use drones to monitor the cattle they raise.

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"Yeah, that's a bullet hole," he says, making making the sound of a gun. "Ricocheted out right there," he adds as he points to another small hole in the skull. "One came out the eye socket."

No one knows who is shooting the horses or why.

But free roaming horses have long been a source of conflict here and in other parts of the West. In some places, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) tries to manage their population, and gets intense criticism for both removing them or trying to control their numbers, and for not removing them. The horses eat the scarce vegetation, which means less grass is available for other animals, including the cattle that ranchers run on a lot of federally owned land.

Ranchers like Tyrel Cressler.

"They just keep multiplying, and then they're gonna starve or they gotta go somewhere else," Cressler says.

Cressler leases the BLM land where the Yanitos found many of the dead horses.

"But when I talked to the BLM about using that, they told me ... that there was too many horses down there," he says. "And there wasn't any feed, and they weren't going to let me use it at all."

Cressler is clear that his frustration12 at not being able to graze his cattle would never lead to him killing13 horses.

"I'm like anybody else. I don't want to see them shot by any means," he says.

"If the BLM paid for the materials, I would be willing to build a fence along the river," Cressler says. "And I would put forth14 the labor15, and I would build a fence to stop that stuff from happening in the future."

The river is the San Juan River. It's the northern boundary of the Navajo Nation here. Tens of thousands horses roam free on Navajo land. Five years ago, nearly 200 were found dead of thirst and the Nation proposed holding a hunt to reduce their numbers. There was strong backlash against the idea, and the hunt never happened.

But Cressler says the decades-long drought here means more animals from the Nation are now migrating off it in search of food and water.

"Since it's been dry, the river's been low and they've just been able to walk across it," he says of the muddy brown tributary16 of the Colorado River. "And so there's definitely been a lot more animals, cattle and horses that have come over."

Cressler says he thinks it's unlikely a rancher with grazing rights on federal land shot the horses. They would be afraid of the BLM revoking17 their grazing permit, or maybe revenge from their neighbors.

The local county sheriff is investigating the shootings, but he hasn't said much about progress.

Wayne and David Yanito are keeping their eyes open for clues. David is confident there will eventually be justice.

"I say it to myself, that horse seen the person that shot him," he says standing18 over the bones of an animal they found near a road. "That horse, inside their eyeballs, there's a man standing from here, probably over there. Probably parked right there and shot it right here and this horse seen it. It's going to catch up with him. It's going to catch up with those people that's doing it."


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1 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本,誊本,副本,肄业证书
参考例句:
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
  • They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
2 shrubby KiNz9Y     
adj.灌木的,灌木一般的,灌木繁茂著的
参考例句:
  • It concluded that the shrubby vegetation was the keystone for the biodiversity conservation in the region.所以,在本地进行生物多样性保护中应该重点放在灌丛植被。
  • Kasite shrubby grassland is one of the main grassland types in Guizhou province.喀斯特灌丛草地是贵州省的主要草地类型之一。
3 canyons 496e35752729c19de0885314bcd4a590     
n.峡谷( canyon的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This mountain range has many high peaks and deep canyons. 这条山脉有许多高峰和深谷。 来自辞典例句
  • Do you use canyons or do we preserve them all? 是使用峡谷呢还是全封闭保存? 来自互联网
4 majestic GAZxK     
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
参考例句:
  • In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
  • He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
5 symbolize YrvwU     
vt.作为...的象征,用符号代表
参考例句:
  • Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
  • Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。
6 ecosystem Wq4xz     
n.生态系统
参考例句:
  • This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
  • We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。
7 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
8 bleaching c8f59fe090b4d03ec300145821501bd3     
漂白法,漂白
参考例句:
  • Moderately weathered rock showed more intense bleaching and fissuring in the feldspars. 中等风化岩石则是指长石有更为强烈的变白现象和裂纹现象。
  • Bleaching effects are very strong and show on air photos. 退色效应非常强烈,并且反映在航空象片上。
9 skull CETyO     
n.头骨;颅骨
参考例句:
  • The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
  • He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去,跌裂了颅骨。
10 unnaturally 3ftzAP     
adv.违反习俗地;不自然地;勉强地;不近人情地
参考例句:
  • Her voice sounded unnaturally loud. 她的嗓音很响亮,但是有点反常。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her eyes were unnaturally bright. 她的眼睛亮得不自然。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 socket jw9wm     
n.窝,穴,孔,插座,插口
参考例句:
  • He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
  • The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。
12 frustration 4hTxj     
n.挫折,失败,失效,落空
参考例句:
  • He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
13 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
14 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
15 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
参考例句:
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
16 tributary lJ1zW     
n.支流;纳贡国;adj.附庸的;辅助的;支流的
参考例句:
  • There was a tributary road near the end of the village.村的尽头有条岔道。
  • As the largest tributary of Jinsha river,Yalong river is abundant in hydropower resources.雅砻江是金沙江的最大支流,水力资源十分丰富。
17 revoking c5cf44ec85cbce0961d4576b6e70bec0     
v.撤销,取消,废除( revoke的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • There are no provisions for revoking the prize. 没有撤销获奖的规定。 来自互联网
  • The decision revoking the patent right shall be registered and announced by the Patent Office. 撤销专利权的决定,由专利局登记和公告。 来自互联网
18 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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