The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)and  US Forest Service (USFS)are planning to roundup and remove  624 of 694 wild mustangs in the Sierra Mountains in California, very soon. Leaving a maximum of 70 horses on 200,000 acres, will cause inbreeding and leave them vulnerable to mountain lions which have kept their population fairly stable for 38 years.  Nearby petroglyphs depicting horses suggest that some horses survived the ice age and were present before Columbus  arrived with horses from Europe.  This makes this herd a living link to 14 million years of continuous horse evolution in the Americas, rather than feral livestock as BLM claims.  They deserve special protection as an Official Study Herd, rather than elimination as an invasive species 

Why the roundup now ? Allegedly to  prevent highway collisions on lightly traveled roads with virtually no signs warning motorists of horse crossings. Some also claim, without  proof, that horses  have  damaged  tourist attractions called tufas,  mineral columns along nearby Mono Lake,  

The real reason for the mass roundup most likely has  to do with the new push to industrialize our public lands. In the Sierras this entails reviving mines for gold, silver and other minerals  on land  reserved primarily for wild horses by the  Wild Horse and Burro Act which was  passed unanimously by both houses of Congress in 1971. Mining in this era of environmental deregulation will likely cause groundwater pollution. Federal officials don't want to have to explain a trail of dead mustangs in the Sierras to the public.

 Montgomery Pass horses fertilize and moisturize hundreds of acres of dry soils every year with hundreds of tons of fresh horse manure and also create vast firebreaks in   in wildfire ravaged California, free of charge, annually and many more free services. If losing these benefits and their majestic  presence for no good reason, sounds wrong to you then please say so by signing and sharing my petition with all of your animal loving friends.  Join me in urging BLM  to  call off the roundup and designate Montgomery Pass Horses as an Official Study Herd  to learn how to keep mustang populations stable without chemicals or roundups, and also to probe their historic connection to pre-Columbian mustangs.

Moreover, this would give the BLM more time to finally provide reliable to bolster ample, reliable water sources  on their territory so they don't cross highways to find  it.  

. STOP THE MONTGOMERY PASS ROUNDUP so that we can  study them extensively and intensively , to learn the many secrets this unique herd  has to share with US.

Please sign  this petition & be sure to include  your email address for regular updates. For more info and visuals visit  www.easternsierrawildhorses.com  

The Montgomery Pass Mustangs Thank You for taking your  precious time to help them remain wild, free and safe!