Contact information for Senator Dianne Feinstein:
Email Dianne at this link : http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html
If you wish to phone or fax the Washington, D.C. office:
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
TTY/TDD: (202) 224-2501
Write a letter:
Senator Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Please call or write!
Time is of the essence.
Burro lives are at stake.
For a full report from the American Wild Horse
Preservation Campaign (AWHPC), please use the
following link:
http://www.wildhorsepreservation.com/more.html
Once at the site, click "Study in Mismanagement". Scroll down through the first article and read Case Study #1.
Wild Burros of the West
A Critical Analysis of the Current Status of Wild Burros on Public Lands 2006
Summary Statistics
Management strategies are significantly impacting wild burros and their habitat.
Nationally, almost 50% of Habitat and Range have been lost.
Current Available Habitat: 5, 619, 844 acres Habitat Loss: 5, 071, 112 acres
26 Herds Remain
5 are “genetically viable” to prevent inbreeding, 11 are not.
National Level of Wild Burros Allowed on Public Lands: 2, 695 Burros
Today, there are less wild burros managed within the entire United States
than what used to be managed in Southern California alone.
California Burro Statistics
Statewide Habitat Loss: 75% - Over 3.5 Million Acres
Approved Statewide Burro Population: 345 or less
3 Herds Remain – 2 Herds on less than 300, 000 acres
California wild burros are in serious danger of extinction.
Desert Tortoise Habitat now exceeds National Burro Habitat
by almost 1 million acres.
Arizona has the largest remaining burro population in the West.
It also the only state where Desert Tortoise populations are listed as Stable.
Wild Burros and Habitat Aggressively Targeted by Bighorn Sheep Enthusiasts
- 2006 Estimated Bighorn Sheep Populations -
Arizona: 4, 500+ California: 3, 383+ Nevada: 7, 000 Oregon: 4, 200
In 2005, the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep Convention
in San Antonio, TX raised over $2 Million for 20 Bighorn Sheep Auction Tags
Arizona Tag: $199, 000 New Mexico Tag: $177, 800 Oregon Tag: $130, 000
Some statistics...
you are at the home of www.wildburrorescue.org
Wild Burro Rescue
PO Box 10
Olancha, CA 93549-0010
email: wildburrorescue@gmail.com
cellular/voicemail : 760-384-8523
e-fax : 240-255-8498
website updated February 29, 2008 by Karen Gilligan
Diana Chontos, Gwendolyn and Karen Gilligan
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