As the Appropriations debate rages on for fiscal year 2020, that begins October 1, BLM begins to set the end of the 2019 roundup calendar. Helicopter roundups begin each year in July […]
Roundup Season Begins!
Why is BLM Pushing Spaying? Comments due this week
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been pushing spaying of wild horses, hardline, the last two years. Comments are due on June 12, for the third time, on an EA out […]
BLM Advisory Board Meetings Announced
The Bureau of Land Management has announced not one, but two dates, for the next Advisory Board meetings. The first dates are July 9-11 in Boise, Idaho. The second October 29-31 in […]
History is Important; recent politics and court rulings (connect the history)
“Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” ~ Winston Churchill This article is written for the wild horse advocate to put a bit of perspective on an important […]
Don’t Blame the Holy Cow (Fire, Sage Grouse, Ravens, Wild Horses)
May was Wild Fire Awareness Month. If you are heading out to public lands, or have a horse in a barn, we urge you to read our checklists on wildfire HERE. After […]
What is “Livestock Trespass” on the range? What you should know
Background Our wild horses live on public lands. The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act (WFRH&B Act) does have the legal definition of “range” clearly stated: “range” means the amount of […]
Wave Two of the Attack on the Wild Horse and Burro Act coming this week
How do you stop the corruption? you go after the corrupted. We are presenting this article (we know it’s long) to get you ready for the delivery of the second wave of […]
On the Desk: Mining, Livestock and Oil and Gas (as well as Appropriations)
Our wild horses are the only animal in our nation defined legally by the land it stands, not what it is biologically. Without the land it stands, there is no wild horse. […]
The BLM Deputy Game; avoid scrutiny, play games with the law
UPDATE JUNE 12: Karen Budd-Falen has been tapped to run U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service as an “assistance Secretary” with acting authority of the Secretary. Public Employees […]
Spaying, Slaughter, Subterfuge; Respond
The new Environmental Assessment (EA) for spaying wild horses at Warm Springs holds several important pieces of information, including incorporating the “alliance” through reference to BLM’s 2018 Report to Congress. EDITORIAL and […]
