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  • WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, PRESERVATIONISTS DON’T NEED ENEMIES (Feral Horses and Cascade Siskiyou NM)

    George Wuerthner

    On April 24th, 2024, the Vermont Law and Graduate School and Wild Horse Fire Brigade sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) District office in Medford, Oregon, proposing a collaboration between the Wild Horse (feral) Fire Brigade and the BLM to reduce wildfire threat through feral horse grazing on the Cascade-Siskiyou National…

  • The Fictions of Onaqui expose Fatal Flaws in BLM’s Wild Horse Program

    Ralph Maughan

    In July, the Bureau of Land Management rounded up the vast majority of Utah’s Onaqui wild horse herd. Pressed by a lawsuit, the Bureau’s Salt Lake Field Manager testified under oath that an emergency roundup was necessary because wild horses were in poor and declining health and would need to be euthanized if left in…

  • Wildhorse Face-off

    Ralph Maughan

    The Challis (Idaho) wild horse herd is the largest in Idaho, occasionally growing to 400 or so animals. It maintains very distinct boundaries — on its north the Salmon River, on the south Road Creek, on the east U.S. Highway 93, and on the west the East Fork Salmon Road. Every 2-3 years the U.S.…

  • Madeleine Pickens 'buys the Ranch' setting the stage for wild horse sanctuary in northeastern Nevada

    Brian Ertz

    Saving America’s Mustangs: A Prospectus Recently, Madeleine Pickens purchased the 14,000 acre Spruce Ranch and gained control of adjacent BLM livestock grazing allotments amounting to 500,000 acres between Wells and Ely, Nevada. This private land acquisition and control of the associated public lands sets the stage for Pickens’ intent to create a wild horse sanctuary…

  • BLM rounds up 364 wild horses near Challis, Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    135 expected to be released to keep total herd size near 185- BLM rounds up 364 wild horses. By Todd Adams. Challis Messenger. Photo of the roundup (from the Messenger)

  • Horse Debate Misses the Point.

    Ken Cole

    Ted Williams, a writer for Fly Rod and Reel Magazine and Audubon has written a piece attacking wild horse advocates and politicians who supported H.R. 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act. I think it misses the point. I think that an opportunity to do something about livestock damage was missed and the bill will…

  • Room to roam: House votes to rescue wild horses

    Brian Ertz

    Rep. Nick Rahall, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, has a soft spot for wild horses.  That’s good, it’s a national disgrace the way these animals are treated.  His bill just passed the house: Room to roam: House votes to rescue wild horses – AP WASHINGTON — Galloping to the aid of the nation’s…

  • Horses abandoned in West as feed prices rise

    Brian Ertz

    Here’s an original story about another change in the west brought about by rising feed prices : Horses abandoned in West as feed prices rise – Laura Zuckerman – Reuters

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