29 July 2010
By Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) - 07/28/10 07:01 PM ETThe image of hundreds of wild horses freely roaming the open terrain in the American West is reminiscent of times past and our country’s trailblazing heritage. However, on July 10, the 200 wild horses galloping frantically across a breathtaking Nevada plain, with dust swirling around their sweaty bodies, were running in fear. With dry summer heat reaching 95 degrees, these horses were forced to run for miles over rough volcanic rock in an attempt to escape the government’s low-flying helicopter in pursuit. It is foaling season and many of the mares and foals were weak from their recent pregnancy or from giving birth. The offending helicopter was part of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) effort to round-up and relocate 1,200 of our nation’s wild mustangs from this area. It is just one of dozens of planned roundups to permanently remove and relocate thousands of our wild horses. The BLM states that the wild horse population is expanding rapidly, and it needs to relocate these animals to prevent the exhaustion of the region’s resources. The BLM has been stating this for more than a decade now, but has yet to implement a sound management plan. In 1971, when the National Wild Horse and Burro Program was created, there were 54 million acres for wild horse and burros. Now, only 27 acres remain. And in every year since the BLM was entrusted with this program, populations have exceeded the agency’s appropriate management level by thousands of animals, reaching over 60,000 at one point. Enough is enough. It is time to find a more effective management plan for these horses that does not result in the careless death of so many.
27 July 2010
Join Congressmen Grijalva and Rahall who are riding to rescue of wild horses & burros! New letter circulating in Congress to be sent to Secretary Salazar - please ask your Congress person to sign on to this letter and urge their colleagues to do the same!Spread the word: http://eepurl.com/LrrD
24 July 2010
New update from Director Ginger Kathrens & action alert for Cloud's herd in Montana- plus photos of Cloud's new filly daughter!
29 July 2010
July 29 Tuscarora/Owyhee Complex Update:
The death toll has risen to at least 22 horses as the BLM completed their goal of near complete removal of the Owyhee Herd- 638 horses were removed and it is unknown how many remain on the range. A contempt of court filing filing against the BLM has been dismissed by Nevada court despite clear evidence against the BLM- Read more in our recent press release, online here. Please click here to download the court documents.
BLM is posting updates on the horses here as death toll continues to rise.
Action Alert- please help support "Herd-Watch" (public eyes for public horses) with your donations and support- click here to learn more and help. You can also learn more about signing up to be a part of Herd-Watch. Remember, your donations are 100% tax deductible and help keep gas in the tank.
The legal actions of Leigh are being supported by grassrootshorse.com - donations needed.
Please call Secretary Salazar and your Representative and Senators and demand that they stop the tax-payer funded disaster in Tuscarora before more mustangs are killed.
Phone: 202-208-3100 Fax: 202-208-6956 E-Mail: feedback@ios.doi.gov (send free online faxes via faxzero.com) 
SIGN HERE TO STOP THE SUMMER ROUNDUPS
photo by Craig Downer- Tuscarora horses in June 2010
The Cloud Foundation is pleased to announce “Herd-Watch,” a dedicated public observation effort of our American herds of wild horses and burros across ten Western states. Dedicated volunteers are needed for this effort both on and off the range. Read more to get involved!
