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TWS submits testimony on wild horse and burro management
In written testimony to the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which met in early October, The Wildlife Society stressed the need for reducing populations of federally managed, free-roaming...
Wild horse and burro populations decrease in past year
The number of wild horses and burros on public lands has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to a new report from the Bureau of Land...
The Wildlife Society calls to reduce wild horse and burro populations
The Wildlife Society submitted written and oral testimony to the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, calling on the Bureau of Land Management to reduce wild horse and burro...
BLM outlines wild horse and burro management options
The Bureau of Land Management has provided Congress with a report detailing four options to deal with growing populations of wild horses and burros on BLM lands. Congress demanded a...
Congress demands wild horse and burro plan from BLM
When Congress passed the omnibus appropriations bill last month, legislators included a mandate for the Bureau of Land Management to provide a new wild horse and burro management plan. The...
Wild horse and burro advisory board meeting postponed
The Bureau of Land Management has postponed a National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting that was scheduled for March 27-28 in Salt Lake City. The meeting was postponed...
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting scheduled
On Oct. 2 the Federal Register released a notice of the upcoming Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting on Oct. 18 and Oct. 19 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The...
Wild Horse and Burro Summit highlights science and urgency
Bureau of Land Management rangelands can only support around 27,000 horses and burros, yet nearly 73,000 live on these ranges and over 45,000 are held in off-range facilities, which cost...
BLM studies one-dose fertility control for wild horses and burros
The Bureau of Land Management and partners will study the effectiveness of a fertility control vaccine that works in just one dose in feral horses previously removed from the wild....
Budget hearing: Wild horses and burros a priority for BLM
As the appropriations season for fiscal year (FY) 2017 ramps up in Washington, Congressional subcommittees in both the House and Senate are holding hearings to discuss and dissect the President’s...