Often forgotten, the gentle burros are, likewise, under attack by governmental agencies in an attempt to mirror efforts to manage all native wild equines into extinction
by Jonathan Thompson as published on High Country News Species extinction, near-constant wildfire and widespread drought are a few dangers William Perry Pendley might consider instead In mid-October, William Perry Pendley, the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, warned environmental journalists at a conference in Fort […]
By Rene Ray De La Cruz as published on The Daily Press The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the deaths of wild burros has risen to more than $100,000 The Bureau of Land Management reported this week that the award […]
An open letter from Charlotte Roe The BLM’s latest acting Director, William Pendley, now argues that wild horses post an “existential threat” in that the “havoc and destruction” they cause is the “biggest challenge” facing public lands. Mr. Pendley’s bizarrely dishonest proclamation — he has long advocated for […]
By Asher Elbein as published on UnDark.org The National Park Service is trying to rid the park of burros. But new research suggests that they may actually benefit native species Death Valley National Park is stunningly barren. Silt hillsides crowned with rock and scree give way to dry […]
By Erik Molvar a published on The Hill Acting BLM Director William Perry Pendley told the Society of Environmental Journalists in Colorado on Friday that wild horses were the biggest problem facing federal public lands in the West. The silliness of this statement becomes obvious when one considers […]
By Julie Giyer as published on Kern Valley Sun Wild burros are being slaughtered in California’s Mojave Desert A $58,500 reward has been offered for information leading to the identity and whereabouts of the shooter. Since May, 42 creatures have been gunned down near the Nevada border just […]
by Craig Downer as published on HorseTalk On September 26, the US Senate Appropriations Committee approved $35 million for the massive reduction of America’s last and relatively minor wild horse and burro herds scattered throughout the West. Through an arrogant, misleading and hyped misinformation blitz, including the film […]
Sandra Cyr Special to the Philanthropy Journal by Carol Walker of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “Photographs are one of the most powerful tools there are to communicate a message and to illuminate a situation. They provide a window into another world that can draw people in, and […]
Sources: Down to Earth and others The US Senate recently approved $35 million for the ‘Path Forward’ initiative that critics say will wipe out America’s famed wild equines and open public lands to federally subsidized, cattle farming The move is primarily supported by the powerful American cattle and […]
An urgent message from Grandma Gregg: “I am emailing as many senators as possible using this below message. https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm I oppose funding for the plan to roundup and remove 130,000 wild horses and burros from our public lands. I oppose sterilization of wild mares. I oppose sending […]
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