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MAY 21, 2001

The Bureau of Land Management is going ahead with plans to remove half of an estimated 25,000 wild horses and burros from Nevada now that the Bush administration has pledged the agency $30 million for the task.

Some of the horses are the descendants of the herds first brought over by the Spanish. But after centuries of roaming the West, the BLM says there are too many of them.

Eventually, the BLM wants to pare down the horse's numbers to about 26,000 by 2005. The BLM wants the removed horses placed in adoption programs.

The BLM has been investigating a rash of shootings of wild horses in Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Rewards have been offered. The BLM also recently broke up a wild-horse rustling ring near the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation in Nevada.

The BLM is looking for three members for its Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The board advises the BLM on the management, protection, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands.

Get the Story:
Government wants nearly half West’s wild horses removed by 2005 (AP 5/21)
New Board Members Sought for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (BLM 5/8)

Relevant Links:
Wild Horse FAQ, BLM - http://www.blm.gov/nhp/faqs/faqs4.htm
Adopt-a-Horse, BLM - http://www.adoptahorse.blm.gov

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