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National Wild Horse and Burro Program
URL: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro.html

Description:
The program"protects, manages, and controls wild horses and burros under the authority of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 to ensure that healthy herds thrive on healthy rangelands. " The site describes pertinent laws, how animals are removed from the range, the corrals that serve as their temporary homes, adoption requirements and schedules, how to read freeze marks, and more. Also features a photo gallery. From the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Publisher:
United States. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Extra Keywords
Wild donkeys BLM

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Range management
United States. Bureau of Land Management
Wild burros
Wild horses

LII Database Information:
Record 13125 created by Wendy Hyman on 05/20/2003
Last modification on 07/28/2008
Published: 12/29/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13125