Tag: Bureau of Land Management

November 23, 2015

BLM Supports Wildlife with Horse Gather in Oregon

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently initiated a horse gather at the Beaty Butte Herd Management Area (HMA) in southern Oregon in an attempt to rein in the herd’s...

October 27, 2015

Invasive Plant Makes Hard Work for Small Predators

An invasive beach dune grass that provides safe harbor for rodents may be making life more difficult for small predators in some Northern California coastal ecosystems. Previous studies show that...

September 8, 2015

TWS and Coalition Provide Testimony on Wild Horses

The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs & Partnerships Director Keith Norris provided testimony to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board at a meeting in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Norris provided...

Horses and burros
August 3, 2015

Horse and Burro Numbers Released in Tense Political Climate

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new estimates on July 7 of free-range horse and burro populations in the western U.S. The BLM estimated there were 47,329 horses and...

Scenic
April 23, 2015

TWS Attends Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting

The Wildlife Society and the National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition provided testimony to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting this...

Feral Horses
March 17, 2015

BLM to Conduct Survey on Horse Management

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published a notice about their intent to conduct focus groups and interviews of stakeholders and also distribute a national survey to better understand...