[link removed] [[link removed]]

Jack,

Before the noise came, the land was familiar. I knew where to step. I knew my baby, Dune would follow.

That morning, nothing felt different — until it was. On November 15, at our home in the Buffalo Hills of Nevada, helicopters chased our herd across the land we have always known.

Burros like us were not meant to be driven this way. Our instincts — to stop, to brace, to protect our young — make these chases more dangerous, not less.

action.americanwildhorse.org/a/dec-2025-email-eoy-main?contactdata=5YDy1KGJWzTtSZJTDsP+cmKw/p1AsJYDp4BhPHAEg8TUjdV9C8QYBHENCpv/xzDGA/wrIPWizP+zK/mXAXHx7tqQTMbnZhgWnlU/gS0pKhftyFFfXDzeMfht2me0YgtOFgdiMBrHnisv5HghG2Kxzga8MX9rJesLTGfgD0B3AYNjb4UiCcC+u+58YZYGL9r0 [action.americanwildhorse.org/a/dec-2025-email-eoy-main?contactdata=5YDy1KGJWzTtSZJTDsP+cmKw/p1AsJYDp4BhPHAEg8TUjdV9C8QYBHENCpv/xzDGA/wrIPWizP+zK/mXAXHx7tqQTMbnZhgWnlU/gS0pKhftyFFfXDzeMfht2me0YgtOFgdiMBrHnisv5HghG2Kxzga8MX9rJesLTGfgD0B3AYNjb4UiCcC+u+58YZYGL9r0]

As the helicopters came down, I kept Dune close — always just a few steps away. When the ground felt uncertain, I slowed for him. When he hesitated, I waited.

That is how burros survive, Jack. We do not scatter easily. We do not run blindly into danger. When we are afraid, we stop. We stand. We look for safety.

But on that day, nowhere was safe.

I stayed with Dune as long as I could. I placed myself between him and what was coming. I thought we might be free and safe when our family was taken away. But then, the helicopter returned — just for us.

Seven men surrounded us. Ropes flew.
I felt the pull.
I felt my baby fall beside me.

We were taken to a place with fences and noise. I don’t know where my family is now. I only know that we are not going back.

Humans have decided there is no place for burros here anymore. Their goal was to remove every single one of us. 33 of us were taken from Buffalo Hills, 4 did not survive.

An observer from American Wild Horse Conservation was watching that day. They saw what happened to us. They documented it — because without witnesses, no one would ever know our story.

Your support makes it possible for AWHC to be there — to stand watch, to tell the truth, and to fight for a future where families like mine are not torn apart by force.

Please, if you can, make a year-end donation to AWHC’s Observation Fund to help protect wild families like mine — before more are lost. Every donation made before tomorrow at midnight will be matched, going twice as far to power this critical work. [[link removed]]

PROTECT WILD FAMILIES — DONATE NOW [[link removed]]

— Mesa

As witnessed by AWHC observers



[link removed] [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]]
DONATE [[link removed]]
DONATE MONTHLY [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]This message was sent to you because you’ve shown interest in protecting America’s wild horses and burros. If you wish to update your email preferences, click here. [[link removed]] If you no longer wish to receive emails you can unsubscribe here. [[link removed]] Forwarded this email? Click here [[link removed]] to sign up for more updates from AWHC!
You can help wild horses in more ways than one! Check out all of the different things you can do to help further wild horse and burro protection. [[link removed]]
American Wild Horse Conservation
P.O. Box 1733
Davis, CA 95617
United States