Overview of the Management of Wild Horses and Burros

The Act authorizes federal agencies to remove animals exceeding the range's carrying capacity to restore a natural ecological balance and protect the range from ...

An Overview of Wild Horse and Burro Management in the American ...

This fact sheet covers the laws that protect wild horses and burros, discusses key terms and how wild horse and burro populations are managed.

Wild Horse and Burro Program | Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management manages and protects wild horses and burros on 26.9 million acres of public lands across 10 Western states as part of its ...

Overview of the Management of Wild Horses and Burros

As the controversy over the management and treatment of wild horses and burros has escalated, so have the costs. In fiscal year 2011, wild horse and burro ...

About Wild Horses and Burros - Bureau of Land Management

About Wild Horses and Burros Wild horses and burros are defined by federal law as unbranded, unclaimed, free-roaming horses or burros found on public lands ...

Our vision for wild horse and burro management on federal lands in ...

Increased adoptions of wild horses and burros into caring families to improve the lives of those currently warehoused, reduce costs of the BLM program and ...

Wild Horse and Burro Management: Overview of Costs - CRS Reports

Wild Horse and Burro Management: Overview of Costs. Background. The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. (the 1971 Act, 16 U.S.C. ...

Understanding Appropriate Management Levels for Wild Horses

The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to “determine appropriate management levels ...

National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition

Wild horses and burros are to be managed according to the Wild and Free-Roaming Horse & Burro Act of 1971, which specifies where wild horses and burros can ...

Wild Horse and Burro Policy | Sierra Club

In Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Areas and Territories, and any other federal public lands designated for wild horse and burro use, livestock should be ...

Wild Horses and Burros | U.S. Department of the Interior

The BLM manages wild horse and burro herds in 177 Herd Management Areas (HMAs) on approximately 27 million acres of public lands located in 10 western states.

The Path Forward for Management of BLM's Wild Horses & burros

Concerns about the cost of the Wild Horse and Burro Program and impacts to rangeland health have prompted some to recommend the use of lethal population control ...

Protecting America's Wild Horses & Burros

Fertility control is a humane, effective, and scientifically proven method to manage wild horse and burro populations. By implementing fertility control ...

Wild Horses and Burros Management | PLPCO - Utah.gov

BLM Utah has placed 9,288 wild horses and burros into private care since 1971. Animals removed from public rangelands are offered to the public for adoption; ...

USDA Forest Service Wild Horse and Burro

The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, amended by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Public Rangeland Improvement Act of ...

A Review of Contemporary U.S. Wild Horse and Burro Management ...

The current policy and management paradigms under which the WFRHBA is being implemented has contributed to rangeland degradation, poor WHB health, and impacts ...

A Review of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and ...

Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of ...

AAEP-AVMA management of Bureau of Land Management wild ...

The AAEP and AVMA believe multiple strategies are necessary for the wild horse and burro population to reach the desired level that optimizes the health of the ...

HORSES AND BURROS:OVERVIEW

Bureau of Land Management. Wild Horse and Burro Quick Facts. 2016.

Frequently asked questions about the overpopulation of wild horses ...

A: An expanded combination of population-control methods and removal strategies is necessary to return the wild horse and burro population to levels that ...