The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Swasey roundup of wild horses will be done n two phases: first the helicopter capture and then bait trapping. The total target number for the complete […]
Roundup Reports: Swasey
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 […]
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 […]
Wild Horse Slaughter (SAFE, Burns, Budget)
In the world of wild horses there are two words that cause the most anxiety in advocacy: roundup and slaughter. Both of these subjects are products of failed on-range management (we urge […]
Breaking! Nevada County Adopts “Stop Helicopter Roundups” Resolution
Nye County Commission Adopts “Stop Helicopter Roundups” Resolution, Unanimously (Nye County,NV) Today the Nye County Commission in Nevada adopted, unanimously, a resolution in opposition to the manner in which the Bureau of […]
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 […]
BLM Skirts Management Failures, Asks Congress To Accelerate Program Collapse (Action Item)
The BLM plan/report to Congress is another step in achieving the goals set by the Summit of the Wild Horse held in Utah in 2017. This agenda has taken many forms […]
Mining Reform (the time is now)
Mining reform matters. It matters a lot. Mining reform is vital to the health and well being of every single living thing in the West. The law on the books, that needs […]
Roundups; 63 days and counting
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 […]
