Livestock Data Fills Gap in Ongoing Wild Horse Debate
November 11, 2015
Recent data from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sheds light on the ongoing debate about wild horses and burros on public lands. The statistics reveal the significant presence of private livestock on millions of acres of overgrazed western public range and forest land, challenging the claims that wild horses and burros are the primary culprits.
BLM and USFS-reported grazing stats reveal the extent of private livestock production on millions of acres of overgrazed western public range and forest land, challenging rancher claims that wild horses and burros are to blame.
A side-by-side analysis of 2014 grazing data shows wild horses greatly outnumbered by millions of privately owned livestock across 251 million acres of western public grass and forest land.