H.R.6935 – Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act was introduced into the House by Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) on 03/03/2022. You can read the text of the bill HERE. […]
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement (Action)
Roundups Accelerate as BLM Approves More Gifts to Livestock
BLM announces a massive increase in roundups through the fiscal year. You can download the new schedule HERE: FY21 Proposed Wild Horse and Burro Roundup Schedule and Fertility Control Schedule BLM Press […]
Pancake, forage (the fight lives on, part 2)
When we talk about wild horses and burros on public lands one of the key subjects that arises is “availability of forage.” One of the big questions that arises is “How can […]
WHE and WLD Partner to Fight Grazing Scheme (reform is needed, now)
Wild Horse Education (WHE) and WildLands Defense (WLD) have partnered in filing legal action against another massive livestock grazing Environmental Assessment (EA). The Alvord Allotment Management Plan EA is a massive document […]
International Volunteer Day 2021 (Roundups, Range, Research)
December 5 is International Volunteer Day begun by the United Nations International Volunteer Day. “Every day, volunteers dedicate time and effort to ensure the inclusion of those often left behind, drive climate […]
Running Up The Escalator (BLM releases population estimates)
Yesterday the BLM released their 2022 population estimates of wild horses and burros on BLM designated public lands. The BLM estimated approximately 64,604 wild horses and 17,780 wild burros as of March […]
Habitat Fragmentation, what are we doing?
A roundup starts long before a chopper flies. Rapidly expanding mining, “green energy” and livestock use are squeezing the resources available on our public lands, including the areas designated for use by […]
Updates
This is a very busy season for advocacy. A few brief updates: Confusion HMA (litigation): Last October WHE filed against the (spay plan) ovariectomy via colpotomy at Confusion. In April we informed […]
Air Quality (roundups and more)
Air Quality is a subject that has gotten a lot of attention in recent years with the increase in wildfire. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a numeric scale that rates the […]
Antelope Roundup Halftime
Video above of “halftime highlights” from the Antelope Complex (Antelope/Triple B mega complex Environmental Assessment). The massive BLM roundup of wild horses of the Antelope Complex has passed the halfway point toward […]
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