Battle Mountain District Office
| Contacts: | Dorothy Harvey | , 775-482-7818 | , d50harve@blm.gov |
BLM to Conduct a Trap Site Adoption of Wild Horses from Stone Cabin Complex Wild Horse Gather
Tonopah, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office has been conducting a wild horse gather in the Stone Cabin and Saulsbury Herd Management Areas (HMAs). As part of the Stone Cabin Complex Gather, a trap site adoption will take place on February 18. At this time 11 foals and yearlings will be offered for adoption to qualified individuals through the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program.
Seven colts and four fillies have been chosen for adoption from the wild horses removed from the range. If there are more interested adopters than 11 foals and yearlings can satisfy, more will be added. Those wishing to adopt can contact the Tonopah Field Office for adoption applications. Applications and holding facilities must be approved in advance of the adoption day. Un-adopted wild horses will be sent to an adoption preparation facility and will be made available for adoption at a later date. The BLM does not sell or send any horses to slaughter.
Public viewing will start at 9:00 a.m., adopting will begin at 10:00 a.m., and will end at 12:00 p.m.
The BLM also will provide updates and information at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html on a regular basis. For more information, please call Dustin Hollowell, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist, Tonopah Field Office at 775-482-7800.
Click here to view the flyer and pictures of the yearlings for adoption.
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.
Battle Mountain District Office 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain NV 89820