Filed under: Activism , Plants and Wildlife Sure, T. Boone Pickens gets a lot attention these days for his plan to ween America off of foreign oil, build ginormous wind farms, and all that jazz — but this week it’s Mrs. Pickens’ turn to make headlines. Not to be outdone, Madeleine Pickens has come up with an eco-friendly plan of her own. On Tuesday, she announced that she will purchase one million acres to serve as a giant sanctuary for America’s famous wild horse population. According to federal Bureau of Land Management, the wild horse population in the western states is hovering at about 33,000, approximately 6,000 more than the bureau’s target number. The rapidly expanding population had caused the bureau to consider euthanizing thousands of the mustangs to prevent overgrazing of the range and protect native species. When Pickens heard this, she sprung into action, and the bureau readily agreed. I’m pretty sure nobody at the bureau was too psyched about having to euthanize thousands of animals that are symbolic of the American West, or the firestorm of bad press that would follow. Horses currently residing in the bureau’s holding facilities will be sterilized, and then send to live on Madeline’s refuge, once she’s acquired the property. According to Pickens “we will never turn an animal down… this is our national heritage, and it needs to be preserved.” Awesome . [via ecorazzi ] Wild Horse Refuge: The Other Pickens’ Plan originally appeared on Green Daily on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds .   Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments

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