| Right now, the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of revising the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP), which sets the long-term land use policy for 3.6 million acres of public lands in Wyoming’s Red Desert.
This process is an opportunity for wild horse supporters like you to speak up and advocate for expanded habitats and increased population numbers for the iconic wild horses who inhabit this breathtaking and ecologically significant area of the West.
Legally, the BLM must manage our public lands for multiple uses to preserve a Thriving Natural Ecological Balance and it must take into account the impact of all uses.
But instead of undergoing this process with the current RMP revision, the BLM used a separate land use process to approve a plan to eliminate all wild horses from the Salt Wells Creek and Divide Basin HMAs and slash the size and population number in the Adobe Town HMA.
Along with our partners, we are currently battling against this plan in federal court. But now, the BLM is failing to consider wild horses in the revision of its policies that dictate the uses of the public lands in this area. Despite this, the process remains the most effective way to advocate for positive changes to public land use management.
We need you to speak up and sign on to our comments calling for the evaluation of provisions to expand wild horse habitat and for an increase to the Appropriate Management Levels for the herds who call Wyoming’s Red Desert home.
The January 17 deadline is fast approaching so take action now and then please share this petition with your friends and family! We’ll make sure your support is sent to the agency.
Thank you for taking action,
Team AWHC |
