Important Dates
When was The Burns Amendment?
2004
What does Wild Horses and Burro Program do?
To protect the horses and bureaus while maintaining healthy public lands
What does BLM stand for
The Bureau of Land Managment
When was the Wild Horse Annie Act signed
1959
Why Do they manage the horses by taking them and putting them up for adoption
To maintain the ecological balance on public lands
The BLM manages federal lands defined as __?
"Public lands"
When was the bill signed?
December 1, 1971
How many states does this program monitor
10 Western states
What is the amount the BLM spent of taxpayer's dollars?
$57.4 million
When did the population of horses decline?
1971
Why is this program a "big deal"?
The horses roam on public lands that receive little precipitation they continue to overpopulate the land they need to sustain themselves and be healthy
What is a dangerous way the BLM has been capturing horses to this day?
They are chasing the horses by helicopters, which leads them to stress and injury
When was the National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition was formed?
2012
Name 2 out of the 6 organizations that supports Wild Horses and Burro Program ?
Mustang Heritage Foundation, Mission Mustang, U.S. Border Patrol, 4H, America's Mustang, Beaty Butte Wild Horses
How much of the herd from the Twin Peaks HMA, did the BLM remove?
about 80%