| The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) summer roundup season begins this Monday.
This summer, government helicopters will descend on wild horses and burros in five states across the West as the BLM continues its plans to round up over 20,000 of these iconic animals from their homes this Fiscal Year (FY).
The first herd targeted is the North Lander Complex wild horses in Wyoming where over 2,700 are slated to be permanently removed from the range. This is the largest roundup planned in FY 2024. And Meredith, that’s just the beginning – thousands more of these innocent animals will also face inhumane helicopter roundups in Nevada, Utah, California, and Oregon.
AWHC is working tirelessly to end the cruel practice of helicopter roundups and prove there is a better way to manage America’s wild herds. In the meantime, it’s crucial that we hold the BLM accountable for the abuses that wild horses and burros face during these capture operations. That’s why we’re preparing to send observation teams to as many of the planned helicopter roundups as possible to document the inhumane treatment of our wild herds – and we need your help to make it happen.
To support this critical work ahead in the next few months – including funding these observation teams – we’ve set a goal to raise $25,000 by the start of the summer roundup season on July 1. Will you make a contribution to help us reach our goal so we can fight for thousands of wild horses and burros in danger of BLM helicopter roundups this summer?
Helicopter roundups often leave wild horses and burros traumatized. Young foals are separated from their mothers, horses and burros are often run to exhaustion, injuries are common, and sometimes lives are tragically lost.
These operations take place in some of the most remote corners of the West away from the public eye. That’s why AWHC has assembled and trained a team of photographers and videographers who deploy to these locations and serve as our boots on the ground, ensuring transparency and accountability during roundups.
Our observation program is sustained by the generosity of wild horse champions like you. Will you chip in a contribution to help us reach our $25,000 goal so we have the resources we need to hold the BLM accountable this summer roundup season?
Thank you,
American Wild Horse Conservation |
