[Action Needed] Roundup funding has been restored

The following is from the American Wild Horse Conservation:

Mono Lake’s wild horses are in imminent danger.

With the federal government now reopened, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) now has the funding to move forward with helicopter roundups — and they could begin at any moment, Meredith. Join us in urging USFS to abandon these plans now. →

The Mono Lake horses are deeply tied to the cultural and spiritual heritage of the local Indigenous communities. Yet despite broad opposition, USFS is still preparing to use helicopters to chase, trap, and remove these innocent animals.

Our team has been working in collaboration with the local communities to call for a humane, science-based, and culturally grounded alternative that includes:

• A two-year pause on any helicopter roundups in the Mono Lake region
• A Tribal Management Council to guide decision-making
• A Tribe-run training and adoption facility that creates jobs and cultural connections
• Use of humane, on-range fertility control, not removals
• A transparent review of herd-size targets with community voices involved

This is what humane, responsible, wild horse management should look like. With removal funding restored, we need strong public pressure to ensure the Forest Service changes course.

Tell USFS to drop its roundup plans and work alongside our team and Mono Lake’s local Indigenous and surrounding communities on humane wild herd management instead.

Your action today can help ensure that these iconic horses remain free.

Thank you for speaking up at this critical moment.
— American Wild Horse Conservation