Wild Horse, Burro Advisory Board to Meet April 13-14
Edited Press Release
April 1, 2016
The meeting, taking place in Redmond, Oregon, will be live-streamed on the BLM website.
The meeting, taking place in Redmond, Oregon, will be live-streamed on the BLM website.
The board advises the BLM and U.S. Forest Service on managing and protecting wild horses and burros on public lands.
The BLM said public input is valuable and will help enable the bureau to develop a well-informed assessment.
The BLM is seeking experienced individuals to help train wild horses and place them into good homes.
The BLM is seeking proposals from those who can care for a minimum of 200 horses in a free-roaming pasture setting.
The BLM is offering $10,000 for information on the shooting death of a horse in October 2015 near Carson City, Nevada.
As part of the process, the BLM is hosting a public scoping tour of the Blue Wing Complex on March 19 and 20.
Two wild horses died in separate collisions on Highway 50 near Dayton in the early morning hours of Feb. 25.
The BLM gathered 122 horses from public and private lands adjacent to U.S. Highway 93 and State Route 322 in Nevada.
The BLM is seeking public comment for an annual statewide hearing on motorized vehicle use in wild horse management.
The BLM said the gather is necessary to provide for public and animal safety.
The BLM has extend the comment period one week to Feb. 10.
The proposed action involves a possible a wild horse facility on a 3,900-acre property near Fountain Green, Utah.
The litigation claims the plan calls for the chemical or physical sterilization of horses in the Saylor Creek herd.
Learn about the wild horses and how a nonprofit organization and a veterinary association are working to protect them.
The temporary closure will be extended from Dec. 30 to Feb. 29, 2016, due to weather delays and contract issues.
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