The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board advises the BLM and U.S. Forest Service on managing and protecting wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands and in national forests. | Photo: iStock

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced its selections for three open positions on its nine-member National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

Celeste Carlisle, of Esparto, California, has been appointed to the category of wild horse and burro advocacy; Thomas Lenz, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, of Louisburg, Kansas, has been appointed for the category of veterinary medicine; and Barry Perryman, MS, PhD, of Reno, Nevada, has been appointed for the category of public interest with a special knowledge about wild horse and burro protection, wildlife management, animal husbandry, or natural resource management.

Each individual will serve a three-year term on the advisory board