Many adopters of BLM Mustangs relayed they had a “strong, trusting bond” with their horses, and the animals fulfilled their expectations.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked those in charge of reconciling Department of the Interior 2020 funding bills to limit new revenue earmarked for the BLM’s wild horse program and to clarify language pertaining to how appropriated funds are used to control wild herd population growth.
Officials removed the jenny on Aug. 1 and have placed the affected BLM facility under quarantine.
The plan would surgically sterilize mares in Oregon’s Warm Springs Herd Management Area.
Prompted by a series of vehicle collisions, the BLM gathered and removed 188 wild burros from public lands. Approximately 52 wild burros remain in the area.
Late in the afternoon on June 21, N2BHS-AL (“Ms. Macky”) gave birth to a bay pinto colt.
The BLM said it will award contracts to facilities in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming that can accommodate 500-3,500 wild horses and burros.
The BLM is seeking public input on the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in wild horse management and monitoring on public lands in Nevada.
The BLM is seeking input on a preliminary environmental assessment analyzing a range of alternatives for managing wild horses and burros on public lands along the California-Nevada border.
The total population of the Maryland herd is currently 76 horses (21 stallions and 55 mares).
The BLM estimated the wild burro population in the area to be 240 animals, more than five times the target population of 28-46 animals.
This release marks one of the final groups of BLM wild horses to return to their home ranges following emergency gathers due to wildfire in 2015.
Early on May 11, N2BHS-A (“Gokey GoGo Bones”) gave birth to a chestnut filly.
The BLM Wyoming is asking the public to stay at least 300 feet—the length of a football field—from wild horses at all times.
The total population of the Maryland herd is currently 76 horses (21 stallions and 55 mares).
The BLM will accept bids through May 3 from Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas Panhandle (only north of Hwy 82 and 84), Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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