Wild Horses in the News
I recommend sending the links to these articles to your US Representative and both of your US Senators. It will help them to understand the advantages of wild horses and burros on our public lands and the disadvantages of livestock grazing.
Just go to the website for your Rep/Senators and click on the Contact Me link on their page. Then send them an email with the link to one or more of the articles below. Simply open the article, then copy and paste the link in the email. Include a note with the email asking them to read it, then remind them that the United States is way behind so many other countries of the world who recognize the benefits of wild horses & burros and the benefits they bring to the land and rewilding.
Or print out the article and mail it to them via USPS. It is important that our legislators see what is really happening with our wild horses, burros, and public lands. It is important our legislators see that so many other countries around the world are using horses and burros for rewilding and conservation. If we don't tell our legislators about these things, who will?
Just go to the website for your Rep/Senators and click on the Contact Me link on their page. Then send them an email with the link to one or more of the articles below. Simply open the article, then copy and paste the link in the email. Include a note with the email asking them to read it, then remind them that the United States is way behind so many other countries of the world who recognize the benefits of wild horses & burros and the benefits they bring to the land and rewilding.
Or print out the article and mail it to them via USPS. It is important that our legislators see what is really happening with our wild horses, burros, and public lands. It is important our legislators see that so many other countries around the world are using horses and burros for rewilding and conservation. If we don't tell our legislators about these things, who will?
April 27, 2025
Opinion: Wild horses are being mistreated and slaughtered. It's our job to protect them
“Human beings have this kind of elemental, almost spiritual connection to horses, because we’ve been partners for so long,” Ashley Avis, a filmmaker, writer and advocate for wild horses, said. “They helped us build our world, they helped us build this country, they helped us fight wars, they stood beside us.”
Read more here.
Opinion: Wild horses are being mistreated and slaughtered. It's our job to protect them
“Human beings have this kind of elemental, almost spiritual connection to horses, because we’ve been partners for so long,” Ashley Avis, a filmmaker, writer and advocate for wild horses, said. “They helped us build our world, they helped us build this country, they helped us fight wars, they stood beside us.”
Read more here.
January 25, 2025
Bill seeks to create a working group to guide wild horse management at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Wild horse advocates will also seek a resolution from the North Dakota Legislature urging federal protection for the horses. Read more here.
Bill seeks to create a working group to guide wild horse management at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Wild horse advocates will also seek a resolution from the North Dakota Legislature urging federal protection for the horses. Read more here.
January 21, 2025
How Wild Horses Are Fueling The Next Wave In Ecotourism
"What if the wild horses of the American West, long a symbol of freedom and untamed beauty, could be more than just a national treasure — they could also become a major economic asset?" Read more here.
How Wild Horses Are Fueling The Next Wave In Ecotourism
"What if the wild horses of the American West, long a symbol of freedom and untamed beauty, could be more than just a national treasure — they could also become a major economic asset?" Read more here.
November 18, 2024
Voluntary Federal Grazing Permit Retirements Are A Solution
"The federal government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually in a misguided and often futile attempt to try and maintain ranching on Western public lands that aren’t suited for livestock grazing, including hot deserts, wilderness areas, and sensitive wildlife habitats." Read more here.
Voluntary Federal Grazing Permit Retirements Are A Solution
"The federal government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually in a misguided and often futile attempt to try and maintain ranching on Western public lands that aren’t suited for livestock grazing, including hot deserts, wilderness areas, and sensitive wildlife habitats." Read more here.
October 31, 2024
UW's sage grouse, wild horse findings let cattle off the hook
"But let’s get to the biggest flaw: failure to consider the effects of cattle and sheep." Read more here.
UW's sage grouse, wild horse findings let cattle off the hook
"But let’s get to the biggest flaw: failure to consider the effects of cattle and sheep." Read more here.
July 11, 2024
The Government is Eradicating America's Wild Horses
"The sinister truth is that wild horses are being used as a scapegoat for the multibillion-dollar livestock industry."
Read more here.
The Government is Eradicating America's Wild Horses
"The sinister truth is that wild horses are being used as a scapegoat for the multibillion-dollar livestock industry."
Read more here.
July 8, 2024
Horse roundup kicking up controversy in Wyoming
"One of those allotments currently meets the agency’s land health standard, while the other five don’t have up-to-date evaluations. BLM currently permits 49,288 head of cattle on these allotments, and some believe that horses are being scapegoated for degradation caused by livestock.
Chandra Rosenthal, director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a conservation organization, said the agency’s own records indicate that cattle are the overriding cause of land degradation in the West."
Read more here.
Horse roundup kicking up controversy in Wyoming
"One of those allotments currently meets the agency’s land health standard, while the other five don’t have up-to-date evaluations. BLM currently permits 49,288 head of cattle on these allotments, and some believe that horses are being scapegoated for degradation caused by livestock.
Chandra Rosenthal, director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a conservation organization, said the agency’s own records indicate that cattle are the overriding cause of land degradation in the West."
Read more here.
July 2, 2024
Like Humans - New Research Reveals That Wild Horses Live In A Complex, Multilevel Society
"Analysis of the herd's movement yielded surprising results. "The individuals of the group coordinate their movements and align with each other, and by detecting these fin interactions between the individuals, it turned out that we can assess the herd's social network based on the group movements,..." explains lead auther Mate Nagy"... Read more here.
Like Humans - New Research Reveals That Wild Horses Live In A Complex, Multilevel Society
"Analysis of the herd's movement yielded surprising results. "The individuals of the group coordinate their movements and align with each other, and by detecting these fin interactions between the individuals, it turned out that we can assess the herd's social network based on the group movements,..." explains lead auther Mate Nagy"... Read more here.
June 2024
Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan Steppes after absence of two centuries
A group of the world’s last wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan after an absence of about 200 years.
Read more here.
Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan Steppes after absence of two centuries
A group of the world’s last wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan after an absence of about 200 years.
Read more here.
May 29, 2024
Range Damage From Cattle Far Exceeds Wild Horse Impacts
"America’s public rangelands suffer far more damage from overgrazing by commercial livestock than from wild horses and burros, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) data analyzed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The damage estimates are based on BLM’s own Land Health Standards, which measure the minimum water quality, vegetation, and soil conditions needed to support wildlife." Read more here.
Range Damage From Cattle Far Exceeds Wild Horse Impacts
"America’s public rangelands suffer far more damage from overgrazing by commercial livestock than from wild horses and burros, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) data analyzed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The damage estimates are based on BLM’s own Land Health Standards, which measure the minimum water quality, vegetation, and soil conditions needed to support wildlife." Read more here.
May 3, 2024
An Independent high-tech wild horse survey reveals one-tenth the number of horses in Kosciuszko National Park
An independent crowdfunded scientific survey of wild horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP) has revealed just 569 horses in a section of the park the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) survey claims is populated by 10 times that amount. The findings have prompted calls for the NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharp to cease aerial shooting of the wild horses – which commenced in the northern section of the park last month – pending further investigation. Read more here.
An Independent high-tech wild horse survey reveals one-tenth the number of horses in Kosciuszko National Park
An independent crowdfunded scientific survey of wild horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP) has revealed just 569 horses in a section of the park the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) survey claims is populated by 10 times that amount. The findings have prompted calls for the NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharp to cease aerial shooting of the wild horses – which commenced in the northern section of the park last month – pending further investigation. Read more here.
May 1, 2024
Advocates speak out as wild horse populations continue to decline in the West
“Most of the time what BLM says … is always a ridiculously simple explanation that counters their assumptions and uncertainties,” Leigh said. “What BLM consistently does is to carve up the wild horse habitat left and right. Access to water is being cut off. Normal seasonal migratory routes are being cut off. So … of course, population numbers are going to decline. In fact, BLM has removed 15,000 to 21,000 horses a year for the past five years; of course, populations are down.” Read more here.
Advocates speak out as wild horse populations continue to decline in the West
“Most of the time what BLM says … is always a ridiculously simple explanation that counters their assumptions and uncertainties,” Leigh said. “What BLM consistently does is to carve up the wild horse habitat left and right. Access to water is being cut off. Normal seasonal migratory routes are being cut off. So … of course, population numbers are going to decline. In fact, BLM has removed 15,000 to 21,000 horses a year for the past five years; of course, populations are down.” Read more here.
May 1, 2024
The West remains cattle country
Livestock has indelibly altered the region's land, water, and air. Read more here.
The West remains cattle country
Livestock has indelibly altered the region's land, water, and air. Read more here.
April 25, 2024
Wild horses will stay at Theodore Roosevelt National Park after officials back away from removal push
The fate of the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which have been at risk of removal, has been resolved after more than two years of uncertainty: The horses will stay.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., announced Thursday, April 25, that he has “secured a commitment” from the National Park Service to maintain the wild horses in the park.
The park service will “immediately terminate its proposed removal of horses” at the park under an environmental assessment process started in 2022, according to Hoeven. Read more here.
Wild horses will stay at Theodore Roosevelt National Park after officials back away from removal push
The fate of the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which have been at risk of removal, has been resolved after more than two years of uncertainty: The horses will stay.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., announced Thursday, April 25, that he has “secured a commitment” from the National Park Service to maintain the wild horses in the park.
The park service will “immediately terminate its proposed removal of horses” at the park under an environmental assessment process started in 2022, according to Hoeven. Read more here.
April 1, 2024
Wild horses in Nevada, Utah get reprieve thanks to FoA's court victory
On March 30, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the Bureau of Land Management cannot continue to conduct “maintenance” wild horse roundups under its 10-year plans after the agency achieves so-called appropriate management levels—the arbitrary number of wild horses that the agency determines can exist in balance with other public rangeland species, resources and uses in an area.
This victory impacts Utah’s wild horses who call Muddy Creek and Onaqui Mountains home as well as those in Nevada who roam the Pine Nut Mountains and Eagle Complex. Read more here.
Wild horses in Nevada, Utah get reprieve thanks to FoA's court victory
On March 30, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the Bureau of Land Management cannot continue to conduct “maintenance” wild horse roundups under its 10-year plans after the agency achieves so-called appropriate management levels—the arbitrary number of wild horses that the agency determines can exist in balance with other public rangeland species, resources and uses in an area.
This victory impacts Utah’s wild horses who call Muddy Creek and Onaqui Mountains home as well as those in Nevada who roam the Pine Nut Mountains and Eagle Complex. Read more here.
March 7, 2024
The Complex and Confounding Task of Wrangling America's Wild Horses
On the night of January 23, a recently captured one-year old wild horse died trying to escape a Bureau of Land Management holding pen in northwestern Wyoming. Read more here.
The Complex and Confounding Task of Wrangling America's Wild Horses
On the night of January 23, a recently captured one-year old wild horse died trying to escape a Bureau of Land Management holding pen in northwestern Wyoming. Read more here.
February 23, 2024
Wild Horse Dragged Me Away
"I'd followed well-trodden paths all my life - until I came across my first herd of unbroken stallions, mares, and foals in the Utah desert." Read more here.
Wild Horse Dragged Me Away
"I'd followed well-trodden paths all my life - until I came across my first herd of unbroken stallions, mares, and foals in the Utah desert." Read more here.
February 4, 2024
Killing animals that 'don't belong' in an ecosystem is a harmful strategy
(on this article, highlight the part about "By demonstrating that the impact of large herbivores on plant diversity and abundance is more a matter of individual traits than origin, it challenges the costly and often counterproductive practice of killing non-native animal species solely based on their non-native status." when sending this article to your Representative; this would apply to wild horses and burros). Read the article and study here.
Killing animals that 'don't belong' in an ecosystem is a harmful strategy
(on this article, highlight the part about "By demonstrating that the impact of large herbivores on plant diversity and abundance is more a matter of individual traits than origin, it challenges the costly and often counterproductive practice of killing non-native animal species solely based on their non-native status." when sending this article to your Representative; this would apply to wild horses and burros). Read the article and study here.
January 29, 2024
Filly dies during horse gather
Local photographer Tony Douzenis was one of the multiple people that reached out to the Cody Enterprise after the death of the yearling was brought to light.
Douzenis said he has documented the wild horses of McCullough Peaks for five years in hopes to “show the world they are more than just numbers and animals on a spreadsheet.”
“These horses, like you and me, have families and have emotions,” said Douzenis. “They don’t deserve to be removed from land that is supposed to be their land.” Read more here.
Filly dies during horse gather
Local photographer Tony Douzenis was one of the multiple people that reached out to the Cody Enterprise after the death of the yearling was brought to light.
Douzenis said he has documented the wild horses of McCullough Peaks for five years in hopes to “show the world they are more than just numbers and animals on a spreadsheet.”
“These horses, like you and me, have families and have emotions,” said Douzenis. “They don’t deserve to be removed from land that is supposed to be their land.” Read more here.
December 23, 2023
New publication lists presents latest insights on rewilding horses in Europe
Alongside other free-roaming herbivores, wild horses can play an essential ecological role in European landscapes and deliver diverse benefits to people. Read more here.
New publication lists presents latest insights on rewilding horses in Europe
Alongside other free-roaming herbivores, wild horses can play an essential ecological role in European landscapes and deliver diverse benefits to people. Read more here.
January 4, 2024
We can save North Dakota's wild horses
Authored by Chris Kman of Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates!
Read the article here (you will need to subscribe to the Washington Post, it is not expensive)
We can save North Dakota's wild horses
Authored by Chris Kman of Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates!
Read the article here (you will need to subscribe to the Washington Post, it is not expensive)
December 22, 2023
Nevada's wild horses and burros are protected by law and are not ruining our public lands
A Nov. 16 letter by the Coalition for Healthy Nevada Lands to the Bureau of Land Management’s national director misrepresents the status of Nevada’s wild horse and burro herds, claiming these have reached crisis overpopulation and urging more large-scale roundups in 2024. Read more here.
Nevada's wild horses and burros are protected by law and are not ruining our public lands
A Nov. 16 letter by the Coalition for Healthy Nevada Lands to the Bureau of Land Management’s national director misrepresents the status of Nevada’s wild horse and burro herds, claiming these have reached crisis overpopulation and urging more large-scale roundups in 2024. Read more here.
December 9, 2023
Canada's Last Wild Horses Must Be Protected
"Once, tens of thousands of wild horses thundered across the vast Canadian Prairies, interior bunchgrass valleys, and secret canyons of our western mountains. As a research biologist who has studied the ecology and genetics of wild horses in British Columbia and wild horse management in Alberta, it always surprises me so few Canadians know that fewer than 5,000 remain across our huge country." Read more here.
Canada's Last Wild Horses Must Be Protected
"Once, tens of thousands of wild horses thundered across the vast Canadian Prairies, interior bunchgrass valleys, and secret canyons of our western mountains. As a research biologist who has studied the ecology and genetics of wild horses in British Columbia and wild horse management in Alberta, it always surprises me so few Canadians know that fewer than 5,000 remain across our huge country." Read more here.
November 17, 2023
Watch Trailer For Oscar Contender 'Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West" Documentary on Stunning Animals Threatened by Federal Roundups
"The Oscar-contending documentary Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, directed by Ashley Avis, may provoke a sense of awe… and outrage.
The awe comes from seeing wild horses roam the range of public lands of Western states. The outrage may result from the knowledge that a federal agency, acting on behalf of cattle interests, rounds up these horses by the thousands, forcing the animals to live out their lives in pens, or worse – sent to slaughter." Read more here.
Watch Trailer For Oscar Contender 'Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West" Documentary on Stunning Animals Threatened by Federal Roundups
"The Oscar-contending documentary Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, directed by Ashley Avis, may provoke a sense of awe… and outrage.
The awe comes from seeing wild horses roam the range of public lands of Western states. The outrage may result from the knowledge that a federal agency, acting on behalf of cattle interests, rounds up these horses by the thousands, forcing the animals to live out their lives in pens, or worse – sent to slaughter." Read more here.
October 24, 2023
Reviving hope: Wild horses and ecosystem restoration in Appalachia, USA
Deep within the hills of Eastern Kentucky, amidst reclaimed mine lands near the town of Lovely, Kentucky, ten remarkable horses now graze peacefully across a sprawling 1,000-acre expanse. Unbeknownst to these captivating companions, this land has been earmarked for restoration, with a mission to re-establish ecological balance from years gone by – and remarkably, these horses are playing a vital role in the rehabilitation of the land.
Read more here.
Reviving hope: Wild horses and ecosystem restoration in Appalachia, USA
Deep within the hills of Eastern Kentucky, amidst reclaimed mine lands near the town of Lovely, Kentucky, ten remarkable horses now graze peacefully across a sprawling 1,000-acre expanse. Unbeknownst to these captivating companions, this land has been earmarked for restoration, with a mission to re-establish ecological balance from years gone by – and remarkably, these horses are playing a vital role in the rehabilitation of the land.
Read more here.
October 20, 2023
This land isn't for you or me. It's for the meat industry.
Some 215 million acres of public land in the West — over 10 percent of the continental US — is loaned to ranchers at bargain-bin prices for their cattle to graze. As the cattle graze, they tend to disrupt ecosystems and do a lot of damage to the land. Read more here. (While this article does not mention wild horses, it is a great article to print and send to your Rep, or include the link in an article to your Rep)
This land isn't for you or me. It's for the meat industry.
Some 215 million acres of public land in the West — over 10 percent of the continental US — is loaned to ranchers at bargain-bin prices for their cattle to graze. As the cattle graze, they tend to disrupt ecosystems and do a lot of damage to the land. Read more here. (While this article does not mention wild horses, it is a great article to print and send to your Rep, or include the link in an article to your Rep)
October 14, 2023
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act
Legislation is needed because terminating any grazing privileges is exceedingly difficult. Though grazing on public lands is a privilege (a lease), hence not a right (despite what ranchers say about grazing rights), terminating such privileges is often exceedingly difficult. Read more here.
(another great article to send to your Rep and it will benefit our public lands and wild horses)
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act
Legislation is needed because terminating any grazing privileges is exceedingly difficult. Though grazing on public lands is a privilege (a lease), hence not a right (despite what ranchers say about grazing rights), terminating such privileges is often exceedingly difficult. Read more here.
(another great article to send to your Rep and it will benefit our public lands and wild horses)
October 11, 2023
How and Why to Make Your Voice Heard On Whether Wild Horses Belong In Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A 30-day public comment period on whether the wild horses should be removed from Theodore Roosevelt National Park ends on October 25. In the past, the public has been overwhelmingly supportive of leaving the wild horses be.
Read more here.
How and Why to Make Your Voice Heard On Whether Wild Horses Belong In Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A 30-day public comment period on whether the wild horses should be removed from Theodore Roosevelt National Park ends on October 25. In the past, the public has been overwhelmingly supportive of leaving the wild horses be.
Read more here.
October 10, 2023
Myths and Facts About Wild Horses and Burros
Myth: There are too many wild horses and burros on public lands and their number must be reduced.
Fact: The opposite is true - there are too few wild horses and burros on our public lands, and unless their numbers grow, the survival of these special animals is in jeopardy. Read more here.
Myths and Facts About Wild Horses and Burros
Myth: There are too many wild horses and burros on public lands and their number must be reduced.
Fact: The opposite is true - there are too few wild horses and burros on our public lands, and unless their numbers grow, the survival of these special animals is in jeopardy. Read more here.
September 9, 2023
West Douglas wild horse capture brings renewed scrutiny to BLM management program
According to USASpending.gov, the BLM has spent roughly $1.4 million on helicopter roundup contracts in Colorado over the last three years — a fraction of the taxpayer dollars spent by the agency on its wild horse and burro management program. Read more here.
West Douglas wild horse capture brings renewed scrutiny to BLM management program
According to USASpending.gov, the BLM has spent roughly $1.4 million on helicopter roundup contracts in Colorado over the last three years — a fraction of the taxpayer dollars spent by the agency on its wild horse and burro management program. Read more here.
The Ecological Impact of Horses as a Keystone Species Critical to the Regeneration of the Earth
While the American mustang population is declining rapidly, the wild horse population in Europe is increasing because horses there have proved they can be one of the keystone species for the regeneration of the land. They have been used to enhance the ecology at nature preserves in many places in Eurasia. Read more here.
While the American mustang population is declining rapidly, the wild horse population in Europe is increasing because horses there have proved they can be one of the keystone species for the regeneration of the land. They have been used to enhance the ecology at nature preserves in many places in Eurasia. Read more here.
July 30, 2023
Activists call for Land Bureau to reform wild horse roundups, as multiple animals die amid summer heat
Following the deaths of multiple wild horses during public land roundups in Nevada this summer, activists are pressing for urgent changes in the way the federal government controls the West’s sprawling equine population.
“This is probably the worst roundup I’ve seen in a very, very, very long time,” Laura Leigh, founder of the Nevada-based nonprofit organization Wild Horse Education, told The Hill.
Read more here.
Activists call for Land Bureau to reform wild horse roundups, as multiple animals die amid summer heat
Following the deaths of multiple wild horses during public land roundups in Nevada this summer, activists are pressing for urgent changes in the way the federal government controls the West’s sprawling equine population.
“This is probably the worst roundup I’ve seen in a very, very, very long time,” Laura Leigh, founder of the Nevada-based nonprofit organization Wild Horse Education, told The Hill.
Read more here.
July 28, 2023
In Nevada, Cattle and Sheep are the Real Ecological Catastrophe
Wild horses are vastly outnumbered by cattle and sheep, both in Nevada and across the western public lands.
Read more here.
In Nevada, Cattle and Sheep are the Real Ecological Catastrophe
Wild horses are vastly outnumbered by cattle and sheep, both in Nevada and across the western public lands.
Read more here.
July 21, 2023
Animal advocates call for changes to wild horse wrangling following death during roundup in Nevada
An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government’s wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead.
Wild Horse Education wants the use of helicopters to corral the horses to be outlawed and released video it said shows wild horses running from US Bureau of Land Management helicopters during the roundup. Read more here.
Animal advocates call for changes to wild horse wrangling following death during roundup in Nevada
An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government’s wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead.
Wild Horse Education wants the use of helicopters to corral the horses to be outlawed and released video it said shows wild horses running from US Bureau of Land Management helicopters during the roundup. Read more here.
July 8, 2023
Western Europe's first free-roaming herd of Przewalski's horses to enhance Iberian Highland rewilding
A herd of 10 Przewalski’s horses (seven females and three males) has been released in the Iberian Highlands rewilding landscape in Spain. The iconic horses, which have been sourced from the Monts D’Azur Biological Reserve in France, will roam free across 5,700 hectares of public forest near the village of Villanueva de Alcorón end, where the grazing rights are managed by Rewilding Spain. Their release will deliver multiple benefits to people and nature. Read more here.
Western Europe's first free-roaming herd of Przewalski's horses to enhance Iberian Highland rewilding
A herd of 10 Przewalski’s horses (seven females and three males) has been released in the Iberian Highlands rewilding landscape in Spain. The iconic horses, which have been sourced from the Monts D’Azur Biological Reserve in France, will roam free across 5,700 hectares of public forest near the village of Villanueva de Alcorón end, where the grazing rights are managed by Rewilding Spain. Their release will deliver multiple benefits to people and nature. Read more here.
June 14, 2023
Dartmoor Pony Herd to Increase to Restore Moorland
A charity has said an increase in the number of ponies in a part of Dartmoor will help restore the environment.
The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust said it had been given permission from Natural England to increase the herd of ponies at its site at Bellever from 25 to up to 40 in the summer.
Read more here.
Dartmoor Pony Herd to Increase to Restore Moorland
A charity has said an increase in the number of ponies in a part of Dartmoor will help restore the environment.
The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust said it had been given permission from Natural England to increase the herd of ponies at its site at Bellever from 25 to up to 40 in the summer.
Read more here.
September 19, 2022
Wild horses rounded up while wildfires rage
While California forests burn, forcing large areas of mandatory evacuations and filling the region’s air with smoke and ash; the wild horses of Devil’s Garden, known to be nature’s fire prevention, are aggressively rounded up yet again.
Read more here.
Wild horses rounded up while wildfires rage
While California forests burn, forcing large areas of mandatory evacuations and filling the region’s air with smoke and ash; the wild horses of Devil’s Garden, known to be nature’s fire prevention, are aggressively rounded up yet again.
Read more here.
December 23, 2022
Letter: Why North Dakota needs the feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National ParkLetter: Why North Dakota needs the feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Read more here.
Letter: Why North Dakota needs the feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National ParkLetter: Why North Dakota needs the feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Read more here.
December 6, 2022
The Real Story on Wild Horses by Colette Kaluza
Wild horses and burros across the American West are being decimated by outrageous helicopter roundups. Why is this happening? Read more here.
The Real Story on Wild Horses by Colette Kaluza
Wild horses and burros across the American West are being decimated by outrageous helicopter roundups. Why is this happening? Read more here.
December 3, 2022
Guest opinion: Scott Beckstead: Wild horses deserve a home in the West
I live in a rural county heavily dependent on ranching and agriculture, and though I often hear people talk about threats from large predators like bears or lions, I never hear complaints about wild horses living on our public lands. Read more here.
Guest opinion: Scott Beckstead: Wild horses deserve a home in the West
I live in a rural county heavily dependent on ranching and agriculture, and though I often hear people talk about threats from large predators like bears or lions, I never hear complaints about wild horses living on our public lands. Read more here.
November 21, 2022
Viewpoint: U of Wyoming Analysis Proves Economic Irrelevance of Public-Land Livestock Grazing by Erik Molvar
A series of University of Wyoming economic analyses (funded by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) to determine the economic impacts of eliminating federal grazing found that public land ranching isn’t just insignificant in local western economies, but its economic contribution is entirely inconsequential. Read more here.
Viewpoint: U of Wyoming Analysis Proves Economic Irrelevance of Public-Land Livestock Grazing by Erik Molvar
A series of University of Wyoming economic analyses (funded by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) to determine the economic impacts of eliminating federal grazing found that public land ranching isn’t just insignificant in local western economies, but its economic contribution is entirely inconsequential. Read more here.
November 9, 2022
Report by PEER on the state of the Bureau of Land Management’s managed lands paints a bleak picture of the Sagebrush West, with huge swaths failing fundamental landscape health standards with current livestock grazing management identified as a significant cause. The data calls into question BLM’s policy decision to prioritize the removal of wild horses instead of making management decisions to directly address the cited reasons for failure. Read the entire report here.
Report by PEER on the state of the Bureau of Land Management’s managed lands paints a bleak picture of the Sagebrush West, with huge swaths failing fundamental landscape health standards with current livestock grazing management identified as a significant cause. The data calls into question BLM’s policy decision to prioritize the removal of wild horses instead of making management decisions to directly address the cited reasons for failure. Read the entire report here.
September 28, 2022
Why are wild horses brutally uprooted from public lands while private livestock can stay?
Written by Ginger Fedak, the wild horse and burro campaign director at In Defense of Animals.
"It has been widely proven in scientific studies and research by various government agencies that cattle and sheep are highly destructive to public lands due to the grazing practices private ranchers use." Read more here.
Why are wild horses brutally uprooted from public lands while private livestock can stay?
Written by Ginger Fedak, the wild horse and burro campaign director at In Defense of Animals.
"It has been widely proven in scientific studies and research by various government agencies that cattle and sheep are highly destructive to public lands due to the grazing practices private ranchers use." Read more here.
September 11, 2022
Wild Horse Organizations Double Down In Fight Against BLM
"During capture not one single burro could be seen clearly. After capture, observers were not permitted to see the burros before they were shipped to a short-term processing facility in Utah that is off-limits to public viewing. After capture of wild horses the Axtel facility has been opened in the past to view wild horses. BLM has refused to open the facility to allow for a tour to view the condition of captured burros. During the entire process access to view burros has been entirely obstructed." Read more here.
Wild Horse Organizations Double Down In Fight Against BLM
"During capture not one single burro could be seen clearly. After capture, observers were not permitted to see the burros before they were shipped to a short-term processing facility in Utah that is off-limits to public viewing. After capture of wild horses the Axtel facility has been opened in the past to view wild horses. BLM has refused to open the facility to allow for a tour to view the condition of captured burros. During the entire process access to view burros has been entirely obstructed." Read more here.
September 8, 2022
Groups challenge massive Wyoming drilling, fracking project on behalf of wildlife and communities
Conservation gropus have filed a legal challenge targeting the Converse County Oil & Gas Project in the southern Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Read more here
Groups challenge massive Wyoming drilling, fracking project on behalf of wildlife and communities
Conservation gropus have filed a legal challenge targeting the Converse County Oil & Gas Project in the southern Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Read more here
August 30, 2022
Old Approach to Wild Horses Lingers in the New West
Author Chad Hansen describes how the systematic removal of wild horses from is harmful to the state of Wyoming. Read the article here and look for his new book, "In a Land of Awe: Finding Reverence in the Search for Wild Horses" available now
Old Approach to Wild Horses Lingers in the New West
Author Chad Hansen describes how the systematic removal of wild horses from is harmful to the state of Wyoming. Read the article here and look for his new book, "In a Land of Awe: Finding Reverence in the Search for Wild Horses" available now
August 11, 2022
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) Responds to CBS Coverage of Wild Horses
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus and author of the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act, issued the following statement in response to the recent CBS News coverage of horse roundups conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Read her statement here
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) Responds to CBS Coverage of Wild Horses
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus and author of the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act, issued the following statement in response to the recent CBS News coverage of horse roundups conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Read her statement here
August 15, 2022
Friends of Animals Files Lawsuit to Halt Construction of Largest Off-Range Wild Horse Corral in the U.S.
because the agency broke the law when it hastily awarded a contract to Nevada-based JS Livestock to construct and operate the largest off-range wild horse and burro corral in the U.S. to date. The BLM did not carefully consider the ill effects of imprisoning up to 4,000 wild horses and burros in 40 pens on 100 acres of private land in Winnemucca, Nevada, or the negative environmental impacts of the facility. Read the article here
Friends of Animals Files Lawsuit to Halt Construction of Largest Off-Range Wild Horse Corral in the U.S.
because the agency broke the law when it hastily awarded a contract to Nevada-based JS Livestock to construct and operate the largest off-range wild horse and burro corral in the U.S. to date. The BLM did not carefully consider the ill effects of imprisoning up to 4,000 wild horses and burros in 40 pens on 100 acres of private land in Winnemucca, Nevada, or the negative environmental impacts of the facility. Read the article here
July 26, 2022
Enviro and Wild Horse Orgs File In Federal Court Against Lack of Data In Accelerated Wild Horse and Burro Removal Plans
Today, CANA Foundation and Wild Horse Education filed suit in federal district court to protect the Blue Wing Complex from the antiquated and unscientific Environmental Assessment (EA) BLM is using to justify ten years of Wild horse and Burro removals without public process. Read more here
Enviro and Wild Horse Orgs File In Federal Court Against Lack of Data In Accelerated Wild Horse and Burro Removal Plans
Today, CANA Foundation and Wild Horse Education filed suit in federal district court to protect the Blue Wing Complex from the antiquated and unscientific Environmental Assessment (EA) BLM is using to justify ten years of Wild horse and Burro removals without public process. Read more here
July 14, 2022
The Cloud Foundation: Wild Horse Advocacy Groups Call On Bureau of Land Management To Heed Science, Stop Wild Horse Roundup
(Meeker, Colorado) A coalition of wild horse advocacy groups joined today in urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to heed a recent independent ecological assessment of the Piceance East Douglas Herd Management Area of Colorado and stop the planned roundup up, which will be the largest in state history. The report directly contradicts the BLM’s own claims that the herd is starving, the range is suffering, and the horses are to blame. Read the entire release here.
The Cloud Foundation: Wild Horse Advocacy Groups Call On Bureau of Land Management To Heed Science, Stop Wild Horse Roundup
(Meeker, Colorado) A coalition of wild horse advocacy groups joined today in urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to heed a recent independent ecological assessment of the Piceance East Douglas Herd Management Area of Colorado and stop the planned roundup up, which will be the largest in state history. The report directly contradicts the BLM’s own claims that the herd is starving, the range is suffering, and the horses are to blame. Read the entire release here.
July 12, 2022
Delia Malone, Land Ecologist & Wildlife Chair of Sierra Club, has completed an independent range assessment and wild horse analysis of the East Douglas horses. Read the assessment here.
Delia Malone, Land Ecologist & Wildlife Chair of Sierra Club, has completed an independent range assessment and wild horse analysis of the East Douglas horses. Read the assessment here.
May 20, 2022
From Western Watersheds: Here's an investigative report from Denver's CBS4 that does a deep dive on how the livestock industry is pushing wild horses out of wild horse Herd Management Areas so they can graze more cattle there, at taxpayer expense. WWP's Erik Molvar is featured in this piece
From Western Watersheds: Here's an investigative report from Denver's CBS4 that does a deep dive on how the livestock industry is pushing wild horses out of wild horse Herd Management Areas so they can graze more cattle there, at taxpayer expense. WWP's Erik Molvar is featured in this piece
6-21-2022
U.S. House Members Zero in on Congressional Oversight Hearing to Hold BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Accountable
"It’s time for a comprehensive legislative overhaul of the 1971 law and Congressional hearings that will help keep rogue operators at the BLM in check.” — Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness Action
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, June 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., for their leadership and U.S. House Members Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, and Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., who joined Titus and Cohen in sending a letter to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee requesting an oversight hearing of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program.
Read the rest of the article here
U.S. House Members Zero in on Congressional Oversight Hearing to Hold BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Accountable
"It’s time for a comprehensive legislative overhaul of the 1971 law and Congressional hearings that will help keep rogue operators at the BLM in check.” — Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness Action
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, June 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., for their leadership and U.S. House Members Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, and Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., who joined Titus and Cohen in sending a letter to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee requesting an oversight hearing of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program.
Read the rest of the article here
5-20-2022
The Animal Wellness Podcast: Wild Horses and Their Mishandling By The BLM
When it comes to telling the truth about wild horses, the Bureau of Land Management comes up short. Leadership there seems determine to subjugate the well-being of the U.S.'s most iconic animal to the interests of cattle ranchers and sheep farmers.
Scott Beckstead, our director of campaigns, and Vickery Eckhoff, an investigative journalist who writes on western public land issues and politics and government disinformation, are the guests. They address our western native equine populations and how they are suffering so that Big Ag can have cheap access to public grazing lands. It's an issue that should incense anyone who cares about horses and who resents the triumph of corporate greed over the interests of the innocent and helpless. Listen here.
The Animal Wellness Podcast: Wild Horses and Their Mishandling By The BLM
When it comes to telling the truth about wild horses, the Bureau of Land Management comes up short. Leadership there seems determine to subjugate the well-being of the U.S.'s most iconic animal to the interests of cattle ranchers and sheep farmers.
Scott Beckstead, our director of campaigns, and Vickery Eckhoff, an investigative journalist who writes on western public land issues and politics and government disinformation, are the guests. They address our western native equine populations and how they are suffering so that Big Ag can have cheap access to public grazing lands. It's an issue that should incense anyone who cares about horses and who resents the triumph of corporate greed over the interests of the innocent and helpless. Listen here.
2-7-2022
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee and of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, today wrote to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning with his concern that federal policies for managing wild horses and burros retain outmoded and inhumane plans for mass roundups. Congressman Cohen urged officials to make use of effective fertility control vaccines and reassess the capacity of federal lands to sustain the iconic creatures. Read the entire letter here: https://cohen.house.gov/sites/cohen.house.gov/files/20220207%20Haaland%20Stone-Manning%20Wild%20horse%20and%20burro%20roundups.pdf
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee and of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, today wrote to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning with his concern that federal policies for managing wild horses and burros retain outmoded and inhumane plans for mass roundups. Congressman Cohen urged officials to make use of effective fertility control vaccines and reassess the capacity of federal lands to sustain the iconic creatures. Read the entire letter here: https://cohen.house.gov/sites/cohen.house.gov/files/20220207%20Haaland%20Stone-Manning%20Wild%20horse%20and%20burro%20roundups.pdf
2-8-2022
Rep. Dana Titus (D-NV) has introduced a bill to BAN BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program helicopter roundups! We will have action items on this great news soon!
Read the article here
Rep. Dana Titus (D-NV) has introduced a bill to BAN BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program helicopter roundups! We will have action items on this great news soon!
Read the article here
May 2021
The Sierra Club
As of May 2021, the Sierra Club has adopted a new Wild Horse and Burro Policy, including a directive that livestock be eliminated in lands designated for wild horses and burros. In April of 2021, WWP was a signatory (along with 70 conservation and wild horse groups) to a letter to Sec. Haaland asking her to remove all livestock from BLM Herd Management Areas. There is a growing consensus that eliminating livestock from wild horse areas is the fastest and most effective way to achieve improvements in ecological health on these lands. Read the release here.
The Sierra Club
As of May 2021, the Sierra Club has adopted a new Wild Horse and Burro Policy, including a directive that livestock be eliminated in lands designated for wild horses and burros. In April of 2021, WWP was a signatory (along with 70 conservation and wild horse groups) to a letter to Sec. Haaland asking her to remove all livestock from BLM Herd Management Areas. There is a growing consensus that eliminating livestock from wild horse areas is the fastest and most effective way to achieve improvements in ecological health on these lands. Read the release here.