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American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign , P.O. Box 1048, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Photo of Carter Reservoir horse by Stacy Snow CALIFORNIA WILD HORSE FACTS (Updated 7/24/15) o 1971: wild horses and burros were found on 5.1 mill ion acres o f BLM land in C alifornia. o Today: wil d horses and burros exist on just 2 million acres. o Net loss: 3.1 million acres. o Source: BLM 14 x More Livestock on BLM Land in California than Wild Horses and Burros: o 1,735 wil d horses and 465 burros allowed to graze on 2 mill ion acres (Source: BLM) o 31,878 cow/calf pairs (annual equivalent) allowed to graze on 8.1 million acres of BLM land in California. (Source: BLM) o 382,546 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) forage for livestock vs. 26,440 AUMs for wild horses allocated statewide. o Source: BLM wild horse program & BLM grazing program. Removed from BLM Land in California 1996 – 2013: o 11,771 horses o 5,336 burros o 17,107 total o Source: BLM California has 22 Herd Management Areas remaining. Many have ridiculously low allowable population levels. See population statistics here.
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American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, P.O. Box 1048, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Photo of Carter Reservoir horse by Stacy Snow
CALIFORNIA WILD HORSE FACTS (Updated 7/24/15)
o 1971: wild horses and burros were found on 5.1 million acres of BLM land in California. o Today: wild horses and burros exist on just 2 million acres. o Net loss: 3.1 million acres. o Source: BLM
14 x More Livestock on BLM Land in California than Wild Horses and Burros:
o 1,735 wild horses and 465 burros allowed to graze on 2 million acres (Source: BLM) o 31,878 cow/calf pairs (annual equivalent) allowed to graze on 8.1 million acres of BLM land
in California. (Source: BLM) o 382,546 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) forage for livestock vs. 26,440 AUMs for wild horses
allocated statewide. o Source: BLM wild horse program & BLM grazing program.
Removed from BLM Land in California 1996 2013:
o 11,771 horses o 5,336 burros o 17,107 total o Source: BLM
California has 22 Herd Management Areas remaining. Many have ridiculously low allowable population levels. See population statistics here.
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None of BLMs Herd Management Areas in California are being managed with PZP fertility control. The BLM has done little more than token and sporadic applications of PZP to wild mares in California.
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