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Quick Wild Horse Facts:
- 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act passed by Congress
- 317 herds of mustangs identified for protection 1974—54 million acres
- 171-199 HMA’s on 34.5 million acres in 2006 (The low herd # is number is USGS and the high is BLM)
- 3% estimate of American beef produced by public lands ranching
- 6 million head of cattle and sheep on public lands (estimated number)
- $1.35 per cow/calf pair per month to run cattle on public lands (lowest allowable rate)
- 26,000 approximate number of wild horses remaining on the range
- 33,000 mustangs in holding facilities
- 75% of herds non-viable (under 150 animals)
- Nearly 20 million acres taken away from the mustangs since 1974.
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