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COLORADO WILD HORSE FACTS (Updated 7/24/15)

o 1971: wild horses were found on 850,000 acres of BLM land in Colorado. o Today: wild horses exist on just 400,000 acres. o Net loss: 450,000 acres. o Source: BLM

60 x More Livestock on BLM Land in Colorado than Wild Horses:

o 812 wild horses allowed to graze on 400,000 acres (Source: BLM) o 49,048 cow/calf pairs (annual equivalent) allowed to graze on 7.8 million acres of

BLM land in Colorado. (Source: BLM) o 588,576 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) forage for livestock vs. 9,744 AUMs for wild

horses allocated statewide. o Source: BLM wild horse program & BLM grazing program.

Removed from BLM Land in Colorado 1996 2013:

o 3,390 horses o 0 burros o 3,390 total o Source: BLM

Colorado has 4 Herd Management Areas remaining. See population Statistics here.

o Spring Creek Basin 35-56 horses allowed on 21,064 acres

o Little Book Cliffs 90-150 horses allowed on 35,205 acres o Piceance East Douglas 135-235 horses allowed on 158,281acres o Sand Wash Basin 163-263 horses allowed on 158,548 acre

The Little Books Cliff and Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Areas are being managed with PZP fertility control.

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