ICYMI: The BLM has finally released its 2023 roundup schedule
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
We’ve got a lot to share with you in this week’s edition of eNews, including the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recently released 2023 roundup schedule, an inside look at a BLM adoption event in New Hampshire, and an open call to all burro lovers!
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Bureau of Land Management Releases 2023 Roundup Schedule and On-Range Population Numbers
It’s officially here. After a several month delay, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finally released its 2023 roundup schedule for wild horse and burros last week. While the target number is a marked departure from the initial planned number of 20,000, when all is said and done, more than 5,800 wild horses and burros will be added to the already overburdened holding corrals. In addition to the release of this schedule, the BLM is asserting that there is a slight increase in the on-range population, but we have questions. Check out our latest on this development below.
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Eyewitness Report: BLM Adoption Event in New Hampshire
Last weekend, AWHC program specialist, Mary Koncel, traveled to Vermont to attend and document a BLM wild horse and burro adoption event at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, New Hampshire. This was the first of several adoption/sales events that will be held in the Northeastern States District of the BLM. Click the link below to read more.
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Calling All Burro Fans! Submit Your Content to be Featured
Wild burros have the same rich history and are just as culturally significant as wild horses, but they receive far less attention. In 2012, AWHC started Burro Awareness Month to promote awareness and appreciation for these amazing and unique residents of the American Southwest. Do you have photos of wild burros that you would like to share? A story about an experience you had on the range? Please submit your content to grace@americanwildhorsecampaign.org to be featured during the month of May on AWHC’s social media!
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Thanks for reading. And thank you for continuing to stand up for our cherished wild horses and burros!
— AWHC Team
patty
July 13, 2023 @ 1:08 am
why not just geld most of the stallions that will stop the over population
Tonya stevenson
July 25, 2023 @ 10:42 am
Why not just leave them alone. What’s happening is sick and wrong.
Terressa Smith
September 18, 2023 @ 7:01 am
I adopted my first mustang burro in March, 2023. I had always had horses and loved them. Getting my burro, I wanted him to have a special name so I began to research about mustang burros. I found the true story of Brighty of Bright Angel Creek and the statue that is still in the Grand Canyon museum. My sweet burro was given the name of ‘Brighty McKee’ in honor of the original Brighty and the McKee family he often visited.
My second mustang burro will be home with us the third week of October. There is nothing like “burro love”. I am hooked!!!