“The war against our native wild horses and burros takes on many faces as the BLM turns up the volume in it’s mission to mismanage our federally protected wild equines into extinction while catering to grazing, hunting, mining and other special interests.” ~ R.T.
SOURCE: PEER.org Data Quantifying and Qualifying Grazing Effects on Land Health Belatedly Restored Washington, DC — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has agreed to restore key data to reports measuring how well vast federal rangelands are protected from damaging overgrazing in response to an administrative complaint filed […]
Be sure to read Mike Hudak’s book, Western Turf Wars And listen to FREE podcasts that includes excerpts from the book: 1) Ranchers Mortgage Our Natural Capital 2) Politics Trumps Science in Range Management 3) Public Lands Ranchers Obtain Favorable Livestock Management by Harassing Government Employees and Conservationists […]
This allows more time for the livestock industry and other special interests to get their way. SOURCE: BLM WASHINGTON –In response to requests from the public, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will extend the comment period on a proposed land-use planning rule by 30 days. The proposed […]
The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board starts today in Redmond, Oregon. Wednesday, April 13, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time Thursday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time You can watch the live stream of the meeting […]
The elephant in the room (photo: bassamsalem) This is a public comment letter that K.R. Gregg, Environmental Researcher, sent to the BLM’s National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board: April 10, 2016 National Wild Horse and Wild Burro Program National Advisory Board Members Attention: Ramona DeLorme, 1340 Financial […]
“…a total 19.3 million acres are sitting idle and locked up from other uses while the the oil industry pays no royalties, shortchanging taxpayers.” (The BLM News Release with statistics can be read HERE.) Source: The Wilderness Society Energy development in Utah. Mason Cummings. The oil and gas […]
Source: Yubanet.com Complaints Target BLM Neutral Stance on Livestock Grazing Climate Impacts By: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) Washington, DC April 11, 2016 – Even as President Obama touts steps to address climate change, his U.S. Bureau of Land Management appears not to have gotten the message, […]
Photo of Carol’s mustang Cremosso, in the wild with his mother by Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation Why should you care about the BLM‘s plans to surgically sterilize 225 wild mares in a holding facility in Hines, Oregon? They have already lost their […]
The BLM is only allowing an hour and a half for public comment at this meeting, and the public comment period is the day BEFORE the BLM gives it’s “update” on the Wild Horse & Burro Program. By putting public comments early in the agenda, […]
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