working smarter and together for wild horses and burros

Working Smarter and Together for Wild Horses and Burros

Suzanne Roy, director, American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

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American Wild Horse Preservation Campaigno Established: 2004o Goal: Unified Platform/Voiceo 45+ Coalition Partners

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o Issue Weekly eNewslettero Provide Easy-To-Use Action Alertso Create Strong Public Record of Opposition

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Expanding Our Grassroots Network

Litigation

o Stopped Sterilization on the Rangeo Exploring National Litigation Strategyo Monitoring BLM Activities – i.e. Decision Records, etc.

Observation

Public Education & Media Outreach

o Issue that Moves Peopleo BLM Statistics Support Our Positiono Roundup & Removal Proven Ineffective o Economics

Opportunities

Economics: Escalating Costs

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$64,000,000

$75,700,000

Economics: Escalating Costs

Roundup & Removal Proven Ineffective

o Powerful Cattlemen’s Lobby o Lack of Unified Message on Solutionso BLM’s Cultural Bias

Challenges

Moving Forward: Working Smarter & Together

o Grow the Grassroots o Unify Platform and Solutionso Work Effectively with Congress

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