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Located within the 275,575 acre Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wheeler Pass Herd Management Area (HMA), the Cold Creek Herd is one of the final remaining wild horse herds near Las Vegas. [8] The herd is made up of descendants of 1800s horse trade escapees and horses abandoned by Native Americans, Las Vegas settlers, ranchers, and prospectors ...
In 1984, BLM set the maximum carrying capacity of the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range at 121 adult animals, and revised this to 95 adult animals in 1992. [89] Management of the Pryor Mountains horse herd has focused on fulfilling the Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act's requirement that BLM maintain a "thriving natural ecological balance".
Horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range in Montana. 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 ...
The Division of State Parks was created by an act of the Nevada Legislature in 1963. The system manages 23 state park units, some of which have multiple units. The Division is headquartered in Carson City and has two management regions statewide: the Northern Region (Fallon Office) and the Southern Region (Las Vegas Office). [1] [2]
In 1962, public pressure lead to the establishment of the Nevada Wild Horse Range, [66] and in 1968, the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range was established. In 1969, the National Mustang Association, headquartered in Utah, [ 67 ] persuaded Senator Frank Moss to introduce a bill (S. 2166) to protect the remaining mustangs of Spanish descent under ...
Cave Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying more than 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) [1] in the Schell Creek Range, adjacent to Humboldt National Forest, in White Pine County, Nevada. The state park is located at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,200 m) five miles (8.0 km) southeast of Ely and is accessed via U.S. Route 50 and Success Summit ...
The Wild Horse Range is a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada, United States, [1] northwest of the Owyhee River's Wild Horse Reservoir. It is contained within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range is considered to be a sub-range of the Jarbidge Mountains. [2]
Near 10,000 feet (3,000 m) where the growing seasons are the shortest, the only trees surviving are bristlecone pines. Numerous recreational opportunities are available on the Range. Camping, hiking, backpacking, and horseback riding are all popular activities enjoyed by refuge visitors. Limited hunting for bighorn sheep is permitted.