News and Noteworthy

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From left: Jewell James, Kayden Nogueira, Heather Misanes, Siamel'wit James and Doug James Carvers from the Lummi Tribe on Tuesday made a special stop at Return to Freedom’s American Wild Horse Sanctuary en route to Washington, D.C., with a ... Read More
June 9, 2021Cory Golden
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Jewell Praying Wolf James. RTF photo. As published by the Lompoc Record A 24-foot totem pole carved by Lummi Nation members stopped at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation in Lompoc on ... Read More
June 8, 2021Cory Golden
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In an ongoing helicopter roundup, the Bureau of Land Management has captured 230 of the 300 burros it plans to remove near Ridgecrest, Calif. No deaths have been reported since the roundup began on May 28.... Read More
June 4, 2021Cory Golden
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Wild horses at RTF's San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary. Photo by Bari Lee. A growing body of evidence shows that far from being an invasive species, the horse originated in North America some 53 million years ago and ... Read More
June 1, 2021Cory Golden
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  Photo by Meg Frederick. Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday called on the Biden administration and Congress to press the Bureau of Land Management to use a ... Read More
May 28, 2021Cory Golden
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Photo taken by Irene Vejar at RTF's San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary. The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet virtually June 30-July 1. The meeting will be held virtually using Zoom video ... Read More
May 28, 2021Cory Golden