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The BLM distinguishes between "herd areas" (HA) where feral horse and burro herds existed at the time of the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, and "Herd Management Areas" (HMA) where the land is currently managed for the benefit of horses and burros, though "as a component" of public lands, part of multiple use ...
The last known herd of free-roaming horses in Saskatchewan inhabit the Bronson Forest in a remote area of northwestern Saskatchewan about 170 km north of Lloydminster near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. In 2005, the wild ponies of the Bronson Forest numbered around 125 animals, but by 2009 many of the animals had been shot by a person or ...
Pursuant to the 1978 amendments to the Public Rangelands Improvement Act (PRIA), [42] the BLM established 209 herd management areas (HMAs) where feral horses were permitted to live on federal land. [42] As of 2013, the number of HMAs had been reduced to 179, covering 31.6 million acres. [43]
According to the news release, both herd management areas were “nearly completely burned” by lightning-caused fires. The Jump Fire, which ignited near Jump Creek in Owyhee County on Aug. 5 ...
Pursuant to the 1978 amendments, BLM established 209 "herd management areas" (HMAs) where feral horses existed on federal land. [56] [57] The Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range was one of only three HMAs solely dedicated to feral horses. [39] In January 1982, the director of BLM issued a moratorium on the destruction of excess adoptable animals. [58]
In a rare legal victory for wild horse advocates, a judge has ruled U.S. land managers failed to adopt a legal herd management plan or conduct the necessary environmental review before 31 mustangs ...
Pursuant to the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978, the BLM has established 179 "herd management areas" (HMAs) covering 31.6 million acres (128,000 km 2) acres where feral horses can be found on federal lands. [84] In 1973, BLM began a pilot project on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range known as the Adopt-A-Horse initiative. [88]
Free-roaming horse management in North America; K. Kiger mustang; Kleppe v. New Mexico; L. List of Bureau of Land Management Herd Management Areas; M. Mustang; N ...
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