Photo of Heber wild horses by Robin Dressler Smith

ARIZONA WILD HORSE FACTS

(Updated 7/24/15)

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1971: wild horses and burros were found on 2 million acres of BLM land in Arizona.
Today: wild horses and burros exist on just 1.4million acres.
Net loss: 600,000 acres.
Source: BLM

31 x More Livestock on BLM Land in Arizona than Wild Horses and Burros.
o A maximum of 240 wild horses and 1,436 burros are allowed to graze on 1.4 million acres
(Source: BLM)
o Approx. 53,000 cow/calf pairs (annual equivalent) allowed to graze on nearly 11.5 million
acres of BLM land in Arizona. (Source: BLM)
o 637,520 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) forage for livestock vs. 20,112 AUMs allocated to wild
horses statewide.
o Source: BLM wild horse program & BLM grazing program.

Removed from BLM Land in Arizona 1996 2013:

o 241 horses
o 5,943 burros
o 6,184 total

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, P.O. Box 1048, Hillsborough, NC 27278

o Source: BLM

Arizona has 10 Herd Management Areas remaining. See population statistics here.
The BLM does not use PZP fertility control in any of the Arizona HMAs.

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