2006-04-24] - WHOAS members did a preliminary aerial survey April 2, 2006. The results appeared grim, as they only spotted 41 horses. However, WHOAS is hopeful that a large number of horses were under the cover of the the trees. The area flown over was between the Red Deer River and Clear Water River and the Forestry Trunk Road, east to the Forestry Boundaries, covering the wild horse designated area. We had planned to fly again April 9th however, the weather forecast was not in our favor, so the flight has been postponed to April 23, 2006. Plans are underway for an indepth Aerial Survey in July which would involve at least five aircraft, each covering a specific section of the designated area. The count in the government aerial survey in 2005 was 220 head.