As part of Wyoming Public Media’s ‘I Respectfully Disagree’ series, four panelists discussed issues surrounding wild horses in the state on a Facebook live talk hosted by Caitlin Tan. Tan is the Energy and Natural Resources reporter based in Sublette County, Wyoming. Stakeholders spoke for an hour about topics like herd management, fertility control and… Continue reading Conversation on Wyoming’s wild horses
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New data shows wild horse roundups and removals are a failed method
» » American Wild Horse Campaign Press Release WASHINGTON (April 13, 2022) —Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its 2022 wild horse and burro statistics showing a population of 82,384 animals – a decline of less than 4,000 despite the roundup and removal of over 13,000 of the federally protected animals from the… Continue reading New data shows wild horse roundups and removals are a failed method
Return to Freedom: Population decrease not a win for Wild Horses or BLM
LOMPOC, Calif. , April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Land Management's annual population estimate for wild horses and burros on BLM-managed public lands shows a second straight decrease, from 86,189 horses and burros in 2021 to 82,384 as of March 1, 2022. "This should not be mistaken for a win by the Bureau of Land Management," said Neda… Continue reading Return to Freedom: Population decrease not a win for Wild Horses or BLM
US government plans on capturing, relocating more wild horses than ever before
The Bureau of Land Management also plans on treating more wild horses and burros with fertility control treatments than it ever has before The federal government plans to capture and relocate more wild horses and burros on federal lands this year than it ever has before. Earlier this month, the agency announced it would gather at least 22,000 wild… Continue reading US government plans on capturing, relocating more wild horses than ever before
Wild horse management: Non-profit organizations wrong; chemical use on wildlife populations flawed
WILD HORSE RANCH PRODUCTION NEWS RELEASE Donation-funded wild horse non-profit activist organizations are seemingly helping themselves by keeping a decades-old range war alive! YREKA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — For the reasons cited herein below, I strongly urge that wild horse non-profit activist organizations immediately stop promoting and supporting wild horse management… Continue reading Wild horse management: Non-profit organizations wrong; chemical use on wildlife populations flawed
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FOIA document obtained by WHFF shows wild horses betrayed by RTF, ASPCA & HSUS
The Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) has obtained an alarming report through the Freedom of Information Act clearly showing that "Neda DeMayo of Return to Freedom, Nancy Perry of ASPCA, Gillian Lyons of HSUS and Drew Lesofski of the American Mustang Foundation participated in a closed door, round table meeting with pro-slaughter groups." Jason Lutterman,… Continue reading FOIA document obtained by WHFF shows wild horses betrayed by RTF, ASPCA & HSUS
Little of federal budget spent on wild horse fertility
Cross-posted from Seattle PI By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The government spent less than 1 percent of its wild horse management budget on contraception programs and more than 60 percent on horse holding facilities last fiscal year despite a pledge to step up use of fertility control as an alternative to… Continue reading Little of federal budget spent on wild horse fertility
BLM concludes Pancake emergency wild horse gather
BLM PRESS RELEASE The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District, Egan Field Office concluded the Pancake Herd Management Area (HMA) Emergency Wild Horse Gather on Thursday, Sept. 13. The BLM gathered and removed 124 wild horses from the southern end of the HMA in south-central Nevada, about 30 miles west of Ely or 80… Continue reading BLM concludes Pancake emergency wild horse gather