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Reforming theWild Horse and Burro Program


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The program budget is not being allocated effectively by theBureau of Land Management (BLM) to fund initiatives thatsupport the programs original mandate

The cost of the program continues to risenot because of increased in-the-wild managementbut due to the increased number of animals being

held and their length of stay

The population and designated land for wild horses and burrosare not being managed effectively

The number of free-roaming animals and their allocated acreage continue

to drop

Problem Statement


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The current path of the wild horse and burro programis not sustainable~ Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, October 2009 letter to Senate MajorityLeader Harry Reid

The number of animals removed from the range is fargreater than the number adopted or sold, which has

resulted in the need for increased short-term and long-term holding. . . If not controlled, off-the-range holding

costs will continue to overwhelm the program.(emphasis added)

~ Government Accountability Office Report on BLM Wild Horse and BurroProgram, October 2008

Government Support for Change


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Escalating Costs of the BLM Program

$40.6M

$64M

$75.7M$77.4 $78.0

$40

$45

$50

$55

$60

$65

$70

$75

$80

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Annua

lProgramF

undingin

MillionsofDollars

Program cost

has nearly

doubled in the

last 5 years


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BLM FY 2013 Budget by Category

Roundup,Removal,Holding

$51.4

M

Range Mgmt,Fertility

Control,Research

$3M

Adoption

$8.4M

Other

$15.1M


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31,500* horsesremained free

As of April 2012

47,000* wild horses were confined

in taxpayer-funded holding facilities

*BLM estimates


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Escalating Number of Wild Horsesin Government Holding Facilities

as of April 2012

47,000

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

N

umberofAnimals


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Why the Number of Wild Horses andBurros in Holding is Escalating

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Adopted 6202 7630 7746 6165 6644 5701 5172 4772 3706 3496 3074 2,84 2,59

Removed 8631 1327 1202 1008 9899 1102 9926 7726 5275 6036 1025 8,87 8,03

1,000

3,000

5,000

7,000

9,000

11,000

13,000

15,000

NumberofAnim

als

Adopted

Removed

Wild horse

adoption

demand

continues todecline


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Wild Horse and Burro Over-PopulationMisperception

43,000

33,50031,500

14,800

5,0005,800

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

1 2010 2011

NumberofFree-roaming

Animals

Burros

Horses

BLM keeps

AML levels

artificially low tojustify animals

removal from

the range

AML Target26,600


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Reduction of Designated Wild Horseand Burro Acreage

40.3M

26.6M

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

1971 2010

MillionsofAcres

BLM zeroesout land

designated for

horses and

allocates to

ranchers for

livestock

From beginning of program to today


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Out-of-Balance BLM Acreage Allocationfor Livestock vs. Wild Horses and Burros

Wild Horses& Burros(shared withlivestock)

Livestock

Total BLMAcres

26M

157M

245M

These horses belong to all the people of America and theyexist on lands that belong to all the people of America.

~ Velma Wild Horse Annie Johnston


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Examples of Inequitable Distribution of Resources

Aug.-Sep. 2011 Roundup of 2,000 wild horses

789,852 acres

448-758 horses / 72-116 burros

1,873 cattle / 1,957 sheep

Twin Peaks HMA, CA

Aug. 2, 2010 Roundup of 1,200 wild horses

454,634 acres

337-561 AML

3,288 cattle

Tuscarora Complex, NV

Aug. 2011 Roundup of 214 wild horses

85,490 acres

40-80 AML

705 cattle

Stinking Water HMA, OR

Aug. 2010 Zeroing out 72 horses removed

55,300 acres

0 horses

310 cattle

Moriah HMA, NV

Jul. 2011 Roundup of 500 wild horses

464,65o acres

110-195 wild horse AML

1,170 cattle

Tuscarora Complex, UT

3-5x morelivestock authorized

than horses


than horses


than horses

300x morelivestock authorized

than horses


than horses


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BLMs New Strategy, Same Old Approach

FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

Funding Needs $75.6 $75.9 $75.6 $75.4

No. Horses Removed 10,000 7,600 7,600 7,600No. Horses in Holding 43,999 46,786 49,323 51,753

No. Horses Adopted 3,715 4,200 4,200 4,200

No. Horses on Range 35,472 33,979 33,175 32,210

AML 26,600 26,600 26,600 26,600

No. Mares Given PZP 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000

0

5,000

10,000

15,00020,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,00055,000

Numb

erofHorses

No. of horses

on the range,

even though

dropping, will

always be >

AML, hence

justified

removal

No. of horses

in holding

increases,yet funding

decreasesNo. of mares

given PZP

should be >

no. of horses

removed


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Base policy on science

Fully implement safe and humane fertility control to suppress population growth on the range

Address artificially-low Allowable Management Levels (AMLs)

Review current usage of zeroed-out acreage for horses

Use the power of the purse Appropriations

Bring removals in line with adoption demand.

Increase fertility control, thus reducing removals (HSUS Economic model)

Implement in-the-wild management, which would keep wild horses on the range, saving taxpayersmillions annually by avoiding the mass removal and stockpiling of horses in holding facilities

Opportunities to Reform the Wild Horseand Burro Program


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Family and freedom are the two most important things to our majesticAmerican wild horsesinstead, this is what we give them

The time for change is Now!


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Thank youwe appreciate your time

ContactSuzanne Roy, 919-697-9389

[email protected]

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

Deniz Bolbol, [email protected]

I believe, as do so many of my fellow Americans, that the wild horse is an irreplaceable national treasure.

It would be a tragic mistake to allow this noble creature to disappear from our western landscape.~ Robert Redford

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