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Action Alert:
Hundreds of wild horses at Sheldon Refuge
desperately need
your voice now!
Please speak
up for wild
horses with a quick email today!
The wild horses and burros at the Sheldon National
Wildlife
Refuge are agai![]() n in peril
of being
rounded up and removed! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
is preparing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for the
Sheldon Refuge which will set new policies for how they manage
the wildlife on more than a half a million acres of high desert
habitat in northwestern Nevada.
Despite the public's love for wild horses, their
aesthetic
beauty and history on the Western landscape, the FWS has
historically shown little interest in allowing them to remain
wild on the public land they manage. This agency is likely
poised to remove most if not all of these majestic wild equines
if the public doesn't act fast. Right now there is an open
comment period for concerned citizens to weigh in on this issue,
and FWS is mandated to consider your input when making these
decisions.
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Time is running short—the
deadline for comments is June 30—so please take
action today! Hundreds of wild horses are counting on you to
take a few minutes from your busy schedule to speak up for them
by writing a quick email. Even if you have commented in
the past, those previous comments will NOT be considered in this
CCP process, so you must write again.
Below are some points you might want to include. A
short,
polite comment is all that is needed, but please put into your
own words.
- Please consider these comments for the
Comprehensive
Conservation Plan on the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge.
- Viable populations of wild horses and burros
should be
allowed to live free and wild at Sheldon National Wildlife
Refuge.
- The wild horses and burros, who have shared
this area with
the antelope, sheep, and other wildlife since before the Refuge
was established, are an integral part of the landscape.
- These wild equines are living legends with
great historical
significance, a slice of Americana, and represent an iconic
image of the Western United States.
- Please evaluate the use of immunocontraception
or other
non-removal management methods.
- If any round-ups do occur, only the most
humane techniques
should be used—excluding helicopters—and only
experienced contractors employed after thorough criminal
background checks to ensure the public trust is not
violated.
- Until the CCP process is completed, I am
opposed to any
wild horse and burro round-ups.
Comments sent by email are preferred, but letters
and faxes
are also welcome. Remember, the deadline is June 30, so act
today!
Email your comments to: SheldonCCP@fws.gov
Mailed comments should be directed to:
Paul Steblein,
Project Leader
Sheldon Hart-Mountain Complex National
Wildlife Refuge Complex
P.O. Box 111
Lakeview, OR
97630
Fax comments to: (541) 947-4414
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