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 7 million acres of BLM land. o Today: wild horses and burros exist on just 2.5 million acres. o Net loss: 4.5 million acres. o Source: BLM

14 x More Livestock on BLM Land in California than Wild Horses:

o 1,735 wild horses and 465 burros allowed to graze on 2.5 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.

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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