The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundup schedule runs on a fiscal year of October through the end of February. BLM has completed the fall/winter portion of the fiscal year 2020 roundup […]
News From the Permafrost: the “Native” Horse
“Although mammoths are gone forever, horses are not” says Ross MacPhee of the American Museum of Natural History, another co-author. “The horse that lived in the Yukon 5,000 years ago is directly […]
Humane Handling (it’s not just about the roundup)
The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 established the mandate that wild horses and burros were to managed, humanely, and preserved for future generations. When we talk about “humane management […]
What Do YOU Want? (How YOU can get it)
UPDATED June 18, 2020: As wild horse advocates we face many challenges. Wild horses live in our system of public lands where they share the range with other wild things. However, our […]
Some Bad News (personal plea)
Note from Laura Leigh from the budget debate front, from the heart: I’ve got some bad news from the front on the fight against the release of additional funding, $21 million, in […]
Are You Confused by the Budget Debate? (it’s not over)
Every single year we see a growing confusion as the debate over the budget bill, called “Appropriations,” moves through before being signed and becoming law. The Appropriations bill must follow the same […]
Range Creek Roundup (Observer Reports)
About twenty miles northeast of Price, Utah, the Range Creek Herd Management Area (HMA) roundup began on July 1. The HMA is about 55,000 acres and the AML (stocking level for wild […]
“Killing Wild Horses” Is Back (White House Unified Agenda)
On July 1 the White House released the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The preface to the regulatory change is extremely vague and does the opposite of “clarifying” any regulation: […]
Breaking! Miller Fire Hits Eagle Complex (Update: Mahogany Fire Hits Cold Creek)
The Miller Fire, about 30 miles northeast of Pioche, Nev., is currently estimated at 5,600 acres with zero containment. Full containment is anticipated by Saturday, July 4. The fire was first reported […]
Brothels and Casinos Open, but you can’t see captured wild horses? (Jackson Mountain)
The Jackson Mountain capture of 300 wild horses by BLM began this weekend. The method used for the current capture will be a bait/water trap. BLM has made a claim that due […]
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