Photo of Onaqui wild horses by Kelly Jay Photography

UTAH WILD HORSE FACTS

(Updated 8/11/15)

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1971: wild horses and burros were found on 3.9 million acres of BLM land.
Today: wild horses and burros exist on just 2.1 million acres.
Net loss: 1.8 million acres.
Source: BLM

51 x More Livestock on BLM Land in Utah than Wild Horses:

o 1,786 wild horses and 170 burros allowed to graze on 2.1 million acres (Source: BLM)
o 100,113 cow/calf pairs (annual equivalent) allowed to graze on 22 million acres of BLM
land in Utah. (Source: BLM)
o 1.2 million Animal Unit Months (AUMs) forage for livestock vs. 23,472 AUMs for wild horses
allocated statewide.
o Source: BLM wild horse program & BLM grazing program.

Removed from BLM Land in Utah 1996 2013:

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9,134 horses
270 burros
Total 9,404
Source: BLM

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

Utah has 20 Herd Management Areas remaining. See population statistics here.
The Onaqui and Cedar Mountain wild horses are the only HMAs being managed with PZP fertility
control in Utah.

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