Updated: 2018
Wild Horses of the West
- BLM manages 245 million acres of public land in the U.S.
- Source: BLM
- Livestock grazing is authorized on 155 million of BLM land.
- Source: BLM
- Wild horses and burros are restricted to 26.9 million acres of BLM land, the vast majority shared with livestock.
- Source: BLM
- Over 80 percent of BLM rangelands grazed by livestock have no wild horses present on them.
Wild Horses of Nevada: Quick Facts
- BLM-Nevada authorizes 12,811 wild horses and burros to live on 15.7 million acres of public land in the entire state.
- Source: BLM
- BLM-Nevada administers 797 grazing allotments across approximately 43 million acres of public lands throughout the State.
- Source: BLM-Nevada
- BLM-Nevada authorizes 2 million Animal Unit Months (AUMs) for livestock or the annual equivalent of approximately 167,000 cow/calf pairs.
- Source: BLM-Nevada
Wild Horses of Utah: Quick Facts
- BLM-Utah authorizes 1,956 wild horses and burros to live on 2.5 million acres of public land in the entire state.
- Source: BLM and BLM Utah
- BLM-Utah administers 1410 grazing permits across approximately 22 million acres of public lands throughout the State.
- Source: BLM-Utah
- BLM-Utah authorizes 1.3 million Animal Unit Months (AUMs) for livestock or the annual equivalent of approximately 108,300 cow/calf pairs.
- Source: BLM-Utah
Wild Horses of Oregon/Washington: Quick Facts
- BLM-Oregon authorizes 2,715 wild horses and burros to live on 2.9 million acres of public lands in the entire state.
- Source: BLM
- BLM-Oregon/Washington administers1,488 grazing permits across 14 million acres of public lands.
- Source: BLM Public Land Statistics & BLM Oregon
- BLM-Oregon/Washington authorizes 1,050,000 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) for livestock or the annual equivalent of approximately 87,500 cow/calf pairs.
- Source: BLM Public Land Statistics
Wild Horses of California: Quick Facts
- BLM-California authorizes 2,200 wild horses and burros to live on 2.5 million acres of public lands in the entire state.
- Source: BLM
- BLM-California administers 665 grazing allotments across 6.1 million acres of public lands.
- Source: BLM California
- BLM-California authorizes 472,000 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) for livestock or the annual equivalent of approximately 39,300 cow/calf pairs.
- Source: BLM California