LOMPOC, Calif. , Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- It was with great sadness that Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation learned of the death this morning of friend and board member Robert Redford .

We as a horse nation are able to implement solutions for the challenges facing our iconic wild mustangs — Robert Redford

"We are heartbroken. We have all lost an irreplaceable artist, activist and environmentalist," said Neda DeMayo , founder and president of Return to Freedom (RTF), a national nonprofit wild horses and burro advocacy organization. " Robert Redford was an iconic and inspiring human being forever interwoven with the beauty and majesty of the West. I feel very grateful to have known him and to have had his support."

Redford joined RTF's board of directors in 2014.

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