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$30 million to dart and suppress the genetics of the remaining Cultural-Heritage American Wild Horses that Congress ordered protected is not “safeguarding the Spirit of the West.” That line is Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s. It is treating a federally protected icon like a pest — and skipping the cheaper, naturally-humane, legal alternative already on the …
Wildfires in the United States and Canada are not a weather story. They are a budget story, a smoke story, and a land-use story. Suppression is overweighted. Prevention is underfunded. Fine fuels keep stacking in vacant forest. And a slice of the livestock lobby is selling cattle as the only four-legged answer — including on …
Mission The Wild Horse Fire Brigade is a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to protecting and preserving North America’s wild horses by rewilding them as native keystone herbivores into suitable wilderness areas. This restores their natural role in managing wildfire fuels through grazing while delivering genetically sustainable conservation via intact family bands in predator-balanced habitats. The …
Urgent call to action: one vote = real hope for wild horses. Act now before it’s too late. Fellow wild horse advocates: We’ve all shared those stunning photos and racked up likes… but let’s face it — scrolling and sharing saves ZERO horses. Thousands are being harassed and rounded up by the Bureau of Land …
Image: A wild horse with a misplaced dart in its abdominal wall. Courtesy of Michele Cheeseman Introduction Wild horses, roaming the arid rangelands of the American West, embody a legacy of freedom and resilience. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) across Herd Management Areas (HMAs), these populations face a dual challenge: immediate welfare …
There are many exciting projects underway this year at Wild Horse Fire Brigade, thanks to the generosity of our donors. We don’t like to talk about the cuisine until it’s served, and while some projects are still ‘in the oven’ so to speak, soon there will be some very exciting news! And we have a …
‘Spirit’, a beautiful 3-yr.-old Appi boy, who is still with his family band, greets Calstate Univ. student Ciera (foreground). By: William E. Simpson II, Wild Horse Fire Brigade The first 2-week session of our summer Wilderness Wild Horse Ecology-Ethology Field Study course was completed by our Calstate students! We’re currently putting together a short video …
by William E. Simpson II We’ve been hard at work studying the ecology & ethology of our herd of 200 free-roaming, naturally living heritage horses and conducting research on their environmental benefits with our students from Cal State. And in the evenings, sometimes until 2:00 AM, we’ve been writing research papers to help provide additional …
Wild Horse Fire Brigade’s empirically proven plan humanely and cost effectively manages American wild horses in a manner that is ecologically and economically more appropriate than is the case today. In fact, the plan can save American taxpayers over $1 billion annually! We are seeing more comments and donations from landowners and homeowners who live …
Photo: William E. Simpson II — Wild horses calmly graze in front of approaching 38,000-acre Klamathon Wildfire. The issue around wild horses is not a one-liner or a quick study for anyone. Innocent wild horses are literally dying at the hands of bad actors as you read this, so I ask that you excuse my …