Boise BLM
| Contacts: | Heather Tiel-Nelson, (208) 736-2352 |
Wild Burros arrive at the Boise Wild Horse Corrals
BOISE, ID – Wild burros are now available for adoption at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise Wild Horse Corrals. A favorite for many people to see, the burros are joining several wild horses already at the corrals. For adoption are a total of five jennies (females) and five gelded jacks (males) that were gathered from the McGee Mountain area in Nevada. Also for adoption are several wild horses from Nevada’s Triple B and Maverick Medicine Herd Management Areas within Nevada’s White Pine and Elko Counties. So far this spring, ten of the wild horses have been adopted.
To give people an opportunity to view and possibly adopt these burros, the BLM Boise District will host a walk-up adoption on Friday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. This will be a first-come, first-served adoption at the Boise Wild Horse Corrals off Pleasant Valley Road. The adoption fee for a burro will be $125. Also, approved adopters may adopt a horse for $75 and a buddy for this horse for $25. If you are interested in viewing the wild burros and horses, please call Wild Horse and Burro Specialist Steve Leonard at 208-384-3454. Following this walk-up adoption event, burros and horses may be adopted at a later date by setting up an appointment with Steve Leonard.
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to bring these burros to Idaho,” Leonard said. “They have curious personalities and tend to be a big draw for people to visit and adopt. All of the animals available for adoption have been de-wormed and have received vaccinations for common equine conditions and diseases. Adopters will receive complete health care records as well as herd management and other equine information for their newly adopted animals.”
For the safety of the horses, the BLM suggests using stock trailers with side-swinging gates. Trailers with center dividers are acceptable, but multiple dividers must be removed before horses can be transported in the trailer. The BLM will not load horses into two horse trailers or trailers with ramps.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.