U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Boise BLM
Boise BLM
| Contacts: | Jessica Gardetto (208) 373-4060 |
Wild Horses Now Available for Adoption
BOISE, ID – Wild Horses from Nevada’s Triple B and Maverick Medicine Herd Management Areas within White Pine and Elko Counties are now available for adoption. Folks interested in adopting bay, palomino, sorrel, grulla, roan and black mares and geldings which range in age from 8 months to one year may have their first opportunity on February 27, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. This will be a first-come, first-served adoption at the Boise Wild Horse Corrals off Pleasant Valley Road. The adoption fee will be $75 for the first horse, and $25 for the second horse, or buddy horse. If you are interested in viewing the wild horses, please call Wild Horse and Burro Specialist Steve Leonard at 208-384-3454. Following this walk-up adoption event, horses may be adopted at a later date by setting up an appointment with Steve Leonard.
To adopt a wild horse, you must be 18 years of age, never have been convicted of animal abuse or cruelty and have the proper facilities and transportation. No animal will be loaded in an unsafe trailer. All individuals must be pre-approved before they can bid on a horse. Applications may be filled out at the adoption and approved onsite.
“All horses available for adoption have been de-wormed and have received vaccinations for common equine conditions and diseases,” according to Leonard. “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.
For more information on the Wild Horse and Burro Program and requirements for adoption, call 1-866-4MUSTANGS, (866) 468-7826 or visit our Adoption webpage to see pictures of the horses.
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.