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The Bureau of Land Management’s annual population estimate for wild horses and burros on BLM-managed public lands shows a decrease from 82,883 in March 2023 to 73,520 as ... Read More
Dear Friends,
As we care for our rescued wild horses and burros for the 26th year since opening Return to Freedom’s American Wild Horse Sanctuary, like you, we are reeling from increases in the ... Read More
U.S. Attorney General's Office press release
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A California man and a ... Read More
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LOMPOC, CA — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation vowed on Monday that it will remain vigilant that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) not again pursue the ... Read More
As published by The Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — Advocates for some 200 wild horses roaming North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park are hoping a signal of support from Congress ... Read More
Gorgeous photographs for a beautiful cause!
Wild horse photographer Norma Fries’ online and in-person retrospective of her work, “Horse Crazy,” continues until April 28 with 75% of proceeds benefitting our sanctuary! ... Read More
LOMPOC, CALIF.—Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Monday urged lawmakers to push wild horse management forward on public lands, not let it take a step back. Congress approved a ... Read More
Another heartbreaking loss in a needless wild horse roundup: A 6-month-old filly that was still nursing, Thora, was among those captured and removed last week from the McCullough Peaks ... Read More
Return to Freedom's biologist, Celeste Carlisle, recently presented at The Wildlife Society’s Western Regional Meeting, a gathering of hundreds of wildlife biologists and conservationists, in Rohnert Park, Calif.
Carlisle presented about ... Read More
As published by the BBC
Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade.
It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin across ... Read More