Herd Management Areas (HMA) and Herd Areas (HA) have been placed in separate tables by state. The population estimation method used on the majority of HMAs is the simultaneous …
Wild Horse & Burro Program A wild horse or burro, as defined by federal law, is an unbranded, unclaimed, free-roaming horse or burro found on public lands in the United States.
Brighty, the most famous burro of Grand Canyon, cemented the burro as a symbol of Grand Canyon tourism. Brighty lived in the canyon from 1892 to 1922, a friendly, feral burro that …
The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (the Commission) recognizes that the exponential growth of free-roaming horse and burro (FRHB) populations in Nevada pose a problem for the …
Today, extant North American free-roaming horses (Equus ferus caballus) and burros (E. asinus; WHB) are the result of intentional or accidental introductions by European explorers in the late …
Figure 1. BLM Appropriations for Wild Horse and Burro Management, FY2000-FY2022 (in millions of current dollars) Source: CRS; data from BLM and appropriations documents.
BLM, “Wild Horse and Burro Program: Highlights from Fiscal Year 2021,” Fact Sheet; BLM, “BLM Prepares for Emergency Action to Save Drought-Stricken Wild Horses and Burros on Public …