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TWS Issue Statement: Feral Horses and Burros in North America
Feral horses and burros are invasive species in North America. Exotic, non-native species are among the most widespread and serious threats to the integrity of native wildlife populations because they invade and degrade native ecosystems. ...
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 about $50 million each year. ...
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 new horse and burro management ...
President’s Podium: Reminders of our roots, cultures and changes
I was recently in southwestern Wisconsin participating in a small rural community high school homecoming and class reunion. Participants included people with small-town backgrounds and values in a primarily agricultural environment. But, there were many ...
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 mandate was joined by a ...
Horse and Burro Advisory Board makes recommendations to BLM
On October 18 and 19, the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met to discuss the challenges of horse and burro overpopulation and their effects on western rangelands. The Advisory Board, whose members are ...
DOI budget request boosts energy, cuts wildlife
President Trump’s 2019 executive budget proposal calls for less funding for the Interior Department and emphasizes department spending on energy development, infrastructure improvements and improving public access to federal lands, with fewer dollars directed toward ...
Horse Rich & Dirt Poor
Support a healthy ecological balance on your public lands! Explore the effects of America’s overpopulated wild horses and burros on wildlife, public lands, and ecosystems as you travel through Nevada with wildlife ecologist Charles ...
TWS, Coalition testify; wild horse board recommends changes
The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, a nine-member federal advisory council that represents various stakeholder interests, recommended that BLM sell or euthanize unadoptable horses, as directed in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros ...
Government funding authorized through the end of September
... thus avoiding a government shutdown. During the one-week CR, Congress was able to finish discussions on FY17 and approve a budget with bipartisan support prior to the May 5 deadline. The $1.163 trillion omnibus includes ...
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 population levels as quickly as ...
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 budget request. Every year the ...
Current Status of Federal Appropriation Bills
Congress continues its work on creating the fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget. The House and Senate are working on finalizing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriation bill and the ...
TWS and partners support BLM’s horse and burro removal
The Wildlife Society, along with the 33 other organizations in the American Wildlife Conservation Partners coalition, sent a letter of support to the Bureau of Land Management for its increased use of gathers and fertility ...
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 Management. The reduction appears to ...
President’s budget requests funds for conservation programs
This past Tuesday, the Obama administration released its eighth and final budget request. The Executive budget proposal is the first step of the annual federal budgeting process, which will continue into September and apply to ...
