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Some of these numbers...
Jul. 18th, 2005 11:27 pmMind boggling. ^.^
Private cattle outnumber wild horses and burros at least 100 to 1 on public lands.
These numbers are recent (if not the latest) Bureau of Land Management numbers, as well as numbers obtained through independent investigation. Please understand that population levels in particular are fluid and subject to a significant degree of uncertainty (the same caveat applies to numbers provided by the BLM).
In 1900s, more than 2 million wild horses roamed the West.
Today, less than 30,000 wild horses likely remain on public lands.
Over 4 million head of private cattle enjoy subsidized grazing on public lands.
More than 200,000 wild horses and burros have been removed from public lands since 1971. The BLM plans to remove another 9,800 by fall 2005.
The 1971 Act mandates that wild horses and burros be managed on 47 million acres of public lands on 303 herd areas.
Since 1971, wild horses have been zeroed out from 102 herd areas representing over 12.5 million acres.
( Read more... )
Private cattle outnumber wild horses and burros at least 100 to 1 on public lands.
These numbers are recent (if not the latest) Bureau of Land Management numbers, as well as numbers obtained through independent investigation. Please understand that population levels in particular are fluid and subject to a significant degree of uncertainty (the same caveat applies to numbers provided by the BLM).
In 1900s, more than 2 million wild horses roamed the West.
Today, less than 30,000 wild horses likely remain on public lands.
Over 4 million head of private cattle enjoy subsidized grazing on public lands.
More than 200,000 wild horses and burros have been removed from public lands since 1971. The BLM plans to remove another 9,800 by fall 2005.
The 1971 Act mandates that wild horses and burros be managed on 47 million acres of public lands on 303 herd areas.
Since 1971, wild horses have been zeroed out from 102 herd areas representing over 12.5 million acres.
( Read more... )
