The Wild Horse
and Burro Program
The BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program manages
the wild horses on public lands under the direction of the Wild
Horse & Burro Act of 1971 and other Congressional directives.
They are charged with managing our public lands for
multiple use and to keep our public lands healthy.
Wild horses are not a native species in the
Great Basin or south western Wyoming.
To keep a stable population, the horses healthy and
genetically diverse require a high level of management.
The limitations imposed by litigation and a lack of
funding have made it impossible for appropriate management under
the Wild Horse & Burro Act of 1971.
Despite Congress and wild horse advocates
the Wild Horse & Burro Program has some successful programs.
Many wild horses have been adopted and appreciated by a
diverse group of people.
People enjoy
viewing the horses on the range, in holding corrals and long
term pastures. They
have kept the range in decent shape until recently.
It is wild horse
advocates pressure on Congress that has severely limited the
Programs ability to properly manage the free-roaming horses and
burros on public lands.
Wild Horse & Burro Program is failing.
The solutions are simple and start with Congress getting
off of the fence and and begin providing adequate funding and
making excess horses available for sale without limitation.
If Congress is unwilling to support proper
management of the free-roaming horses on the public lands they
should repeal the Wild Horse & Burro Act of 1971 and remove all
horses and burros from our public lands.
Our rangelands and endangered species deserve to be
protected from excessive free-roaming horses.
If Congress wants to keep wild horses on
the range they need to provide the care all other livestock
owners are required to.
If you agree please contact your legislators.
You
may also want to visit the
National Wild Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition.