2008

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for June 30 in Reno - The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on Monday, June 30, 2008, in Reno, Nevada, to discuss issues relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.  The one-day meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino. (5/29/08)

2007 

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board  The Bureau of Land Management is extending to December 7, 2007, the deadline for submitting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled are Wild Horse and Burro Advocacy, Veterinarian Medicine, and General Public Interest. (11/19/2007)

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for November 5 in Portland The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on Monday, November 5, 2007, in Portland, Oregon, to discuss issues relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The one-day meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower. (10/15/07)

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled are: Wild Horse and Burro Advocacy, Veterinarian Medicine, and General Public Interest. The Board advises the BLM (an agency of the Interior Department) and the Forest Service (an agency of the Department of Agriculture) on the management, protection, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands administered by those agencies. (9/30/07)

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for July 30 in Boise, Idaho; Bureau also Announces Re-appointments to Board The BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet later this month in Boise, Idaho, to discuss matters relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The BLM also announced today the re-appointment of three members of the Advisory Board, which will meet on July 30, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the Grove Hotel in Boise. (7/3/07)

BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities in West To Care for and Maintain Wild Horses As part of its responsibility to manage, protect, and control wild horses and burros, the BLM is soliciting bids for one or more new pasture facilities located west of the Mississippi River. Each pasture facility must be able to provide humane care for and maintain at least 1,000 wild horses - up to as many as 2,500 - over a one-year period, with an option under BLM contract for an additional four one-year extensions. The BLM needs additional space for wild horses placed in long-term holding facilities, all of which are currently located in Kansas and Oklahoma. (6/25/07)

BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities in West to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses As part of its responsibility to manage, protect, and control wild horses and burros, the BLM is soliciting bids for one or more new pasture facilities located west of the Mississippi River. Each pasture facility must be able to provide humane care for and maintain at least 750 wild horses – up to as many as 1,500 – over a one-year period, with an option under BLM contract for an additional four one-year extensions. The BLM needs additional space for wild horses placed in long-term holding facilities, all of which are currently located in Kansas and Oklahoma. (1/8/07)

2006

BLM Announces New Appointments to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The BLM today announced new appointments to its National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The nine-member board advises both the BLM (an agency of the U.S. Interior Department) and Forest Service (an agency of the U.S. Agriculture Department) on the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros that roam Western public rangelands. (12/20/06)

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for December 11 in Las Vegas The BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on December 11, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The one-day meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, at the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino. (11/15/06)

BLM Seeks Bids for Two New Pasture Facilities in West To Care for and Maintain Wild Horses and Burros As part of its responsibility to manage, protect, and control wild horses and burros, the BLM is soliciting bids for two new pasture facilities located west of the Mississippi River. Each pasture facility must be able to provide humane care for and maintain up to 1,500 wild horses and burros over a one-year period, starting about November 1, 2006, with an option under BLM contract for an additional four one-year extensions. The BLM needs additional space for wild horses and burros placed in long-term holding facilities, all of which are currently located in Kansas and Oklahoma. (8/29/06)

BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board For July 17 in Salt Lake City; Bureau Also Calls for Nominations to Board The BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on July 17 in Salt Lake City to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The one-day meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Salt Lake. (6/21/06)

“Save the Mustangs” Fund Ready to Distribute $200,000 to Wild Horse Organizations for Long-Term Care of Horses The BLM, Take Pride in America®, and Ford Motor Company announced today that more than $200,000 raised for the “Save the Mustangs” fund is ready for distribution to eligible wild horse and equine rescue groups to help place thousands of mustangs into private, long-term care. (4/4/06)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled for April in Sacramento The BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in April in Sacramento, California, to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The one-day meeting will be held on Monday, April 10, 2006, and will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza in Sacramento. (3/16/06)

Bureau of Land Management and Public Lands Council Urge Public Lands Ranchers to Buy Wild Horses The BLM and the rancher-based Public Lands Council (PLC) are urging public lands ranchers to consider buying older wild horses that must be sold under a recently passed law. The appeal, made in separate letters signed by BLM Director Kathleen Clarke and PLC President Mike Byrne, is going out to more than 15,000 livestock operators across the West who hold BLM-issued grazing permits or leases. The PLC represents the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the American Sheep Industry Association, and the Association of National Grasslands on public land issues affecting ranchers. (2/21/06)

BLM Asks Public for Nominations to Fill Vacancy On National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The BLM is requesting public nominations to fill a vacancy on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The position to be filled represents the category known as Public Interest (formerly Public at Large), and the selected individual will serve out the remainder of a term that expires July 8, 2008. (2/16/06)

2005

Nomination Deadline Extended for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The BLM is extending until November 30, 2005, the deadline for public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled represent Humane Advocacy, Livestock Management, and Wildlife Management. (11/15/05)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled for November in Washington, D.C. The BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in November in Washington, D.C., to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The one-day meeting will be held on Monday, November 7, 2005, and will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time at the Hotel Washington. (10/17/05)

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled represent Humane Advocacy, Livestock Management and Wildlife Management. (10/3/05)

National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Sets Meeting As BLM Announces New Appointments to Board The BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on August 29 in Denver to discuss the BLM’s management and protection of wild horses and burros. The BLM also announced today the appointment of three individuals to the board, which advises the Bureau on its management of wild horses and burros that roam the nation’s Western public lands. New to the board is Dr. Boyd Spratling of Nevada; members being reappointed are Robin Lohnes of Washington, D.C., and Bill Higham of Montana. (8/8/05)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the April 27, 2005 Federal Register. (5/2/05)

BLM Announces First Sale of Wild Horses to Tribes under New Law The BLM today announced that it is selling more than 500 wild horses to two Indian Tribes in the Dakotas under a new law passed by Congress. The BLM has sold 141 wild horses (105 mares and 36 studs) to the Rosebud Sioux of South Dakota and 120 horses (96 mares and 24 studs) to the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota. Completion of other sales to these Tribes will take place over the next several weeks. (3/21/05)

BLM Announces Sale of Wild Horses to Horse Group in California BLM Director Kathleen Clarke today announced a sale of 13 wild horses to Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue, a California-based group dedicated to wild horse protection. The wild horses, all mares, were sold under a new law (Section 142 of Public Law 108-447) that Congress passed in December 2004. The new law directs the BLM to sell wild horses and burros that are more than 10 years old or have been unsuccessfully offered for adoption at least three times. The BLM announced its first sale of wild horses on March 1; that sale involved 200 mares and went to Wild Horses Wyoming, LLC, a southeastern Wyoming company committed to wild horse preservation. (3/9/05)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the February 16, 2005 Federal Register . The meeting will be held Monday, March 14, 2005 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm local time. (3/4/05)

BLM Announces First Sale of Wild Horses under New Law The Bureau of Land Management has carried out its first sale of wild horses – 200 mares to a Wyoming-based company – under legislation recently passed by Congress. The new sale authority (Section 142 of Public Law 108-447), which became law in December 2004, directs the BLM to offer for sale those wild horses and burros that are more than 10 years old or have been unsuccessfully offered for adoption at least three times. The agency estimates that about 8,400 animals are affected by the new law. (3/1/05)

2004

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet November 8, 2004 in Reno, NV to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the October 5, 2004 Federal Register . (10/19/04)

BLM Strategy to Manage Horses Upheld in Federal Court United States District Judge Richard J. Leon of the District of Columbia recently dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit challenging the BLM’s strategy to manage wild horses. (9/24/04)

Memorandum of Understanding Will Advance Goal of Increased Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions The BLM and the National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation are working together to increase wild horse and burro adoptions in the United States and provide greater opportunities for public education about the BLM’s unique animal adoption program. (5/17/04)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the April 12, 2004 Federal Register. The meeting will be held Monday, May 10, 2004 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm local time, and on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 from 8:00 am to noon local time. The Advisory Board will meet at the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills Hotel, 7902 S. Lewis Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma. (5/3/04)

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The BLM is requesting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled represent Wild Horse and Burro Advocacy, Veterinarian Medicine and Public-at-Large. Nominations have been extended until May 15, 2004. (4/27/04)

Members Appointed to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Three residents of Wyoming and Idaho will join the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board to help guide the management of the nation's wild horse and burro herds for the next three years. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and Department of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman appointed new members Renee C. Taylor of Evansville, Wyoming; and Dr. Vernon D. Dooley of Powell, Wyoming; and reappointed Dr. J. Wayne Burkhardt of Indian Valley, Idaho; to the Advisory Board January 23, 2004. (2/5/04)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the January 20, 2004 Federal Register. The meeting will be held Monday, February 9, 2004 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon local time. The Advisory Board will meet at the Crowne Plaza, 2532 West Peoria, Phoenix, Arizona, 85029, Phone: (602) 943-2341 (1/20/04)

2003

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in October 15, 2003 Federal Register . The meeting will be held Monday, November 3, 2003 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm local time. The Advisory Board will meet at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., Phone: (202) 393-1000. (10/14/03)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the May 21, 2003 Federal Register. The meeting will be held Monday, June 16, 2003 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm local time, and on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm local time. The Advisory Board will meet at the Sheraton Billings Hotel, 27 N. 27th St., Billings, Montana. (05/27/03)

Upcoming Expo and Show in Reno Will Feature BLM-Sponsored Adoption of Wild Horses and Burros A wild horse and burro expo and show, scheduled for July in Reno, Nevada, will feature an adoption sponsored by the BLM that will involve competitive oral bidding for about 30 wild horses. Bidding at the adoption, which will include wild burros from California, will be open to individuals qualified to adopt and will start at $125 for each animal. (05/23/03)

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board The BLM is requesting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled represent Wild Horse and Burro Research, Natural Resources Management, and Livestock Management. Nominations close May 15. (04/22/03)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled  The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice in the March 17, 2003 Federal Register . (03/20/03)

2002

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting to be held by Bureau of Land Management  The BLM today, announced that its Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will hold a meeting October 28-29, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Advisory Board will discuss matters pertaining to management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros on the Nation's public lands. (10/07/02)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Postponed  The Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will reschedule its June 24-25 meeting, the BLM announced today. The meeting, originally scheduled to be held at the Marriott Denver Tech Center will take place at a later time. Full details, including the meeting location, will be announced later. (06/24/02)

Correction to Notice of Call for Nominations to BLM Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board  The BLM is today publishing in the Federal Register a Notice of Call for Nominations to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. This notice was previously published in the Federal Register: Vol. 67, No.98, Tuesday May 21, 2002 but with incorrect dates. The correct date by which all nominations must be received is July 24, 2002. (06/24/02)

New Location for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Announced  The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet to discuss the management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on the nation's public lands, according to a notice published in today's Federal Register. The meetings will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time and Wednesday, March 20, 2002 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time at the Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino, 407 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada. This is a change in location from the BLM's February 6 announcement. (03/04/02)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meetings Postponed  Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meetings originally scheduled for March are being postponed, the BLM announced today. (02/15/02)

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Members Selected  BLM Director Kathleen Clarke today announced the selection of three people to serve on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which will advise the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture on the management and protection of wild horses and burros on the nation's public lands. (02/06/02)

2001

Televised Wild Horse Adoption on September 7; Call 1-800-633-6094 to qualify to bid  The BLM is offering qualified individuals the chance to adopt mares or geldings gathered from rangelands in Nevada and saddle-ready wild horses trained in Wyoming at the Riverton Honor Camp in a competitive bid, televised wild horse adoption. (08/24/01)

New Board Members Sought for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board  The BLM is soliciting public nominations for three members to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. (05/08/01)

2000

BLM Receives More Funding for Wild Horse and Burro Program Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tom Fry announces that the Department of the Interior’s Fiscal Year 2001 appropriations includes an additional $9.6 million for the Agency’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. (10/13/00)

Wild Horses and Burros Looking for Helpers The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking help in finding new homes for thousands of wild horses and burros gathered from drought and fire-stricken public lands. BLM is faced with placing nearly 4,000 mustangs and burros with adopters during the next few months. (9/20/00)

BLM Invites Public to Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 19-20, 2000 (9/14/00)

Emergency Gathers Underway to Save Wild Horses and Burros Severe drought conditions and recent wildfires throughout the western United States have destroyed thousands of acres of habitat for America's wild horses and burros, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting emergency gathers to save as many of these animals as possible.   (8/22/00)

BLM Announces Selection of Members to Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, Public Invited to Board's First Meeting Bureau of Land Management Director Tom Fry announces the selection of nine people to serve on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which will advise the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture on the management and protection of wild horses and burros on the nation's public lands. (7/6/2000)

1998

New Agreement Provides More Protection for Wild Horses (10/30/98)

BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board to meet July 9-11 in St. Louis, Missouri (7/6/98)

BLM Proposes New Policy for the Transportation of Wild Horses (5/28/98)

National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board to Meet (4/15/98)

New Rule Prohibits Powers of Attorney in Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions (4/15/98)

BLM Director Pat Shea Announces Selection of Members to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (1/28/98)

BLM Director Pat Shea Announces Re-establishment of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (1/23/98)

1997

Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Powers of Attorney in Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions (11/10/97)

Fact Finders to Assess BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program (10/16/97)

BLM Invites Nominations For Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (6/5/97)

BLM Strengthens Adopt-A-Horse Program (4/22/97)

Investigation Into Wild Horse Abuse Contradicts Press Accounts (2/19/97)

BLM Announces Wild Horse Program Reforms (2/11/97) , plus related fact sheet

BLM Rule Allows Higher Fees for Wild Horses, Burros (2/5/97)

Op Ed: AP Article A Disservice to Thousands of Wild Horse Adopters (1/7/97)

1996

Toll-Free Number for Wild Horse/Burro Adoptions (10/24/96)

BLM Director Creates Emergency Review Team on Wild Horse and Burro Program (8/9/96)

BLM Wants Comments on Proposed Rule Affecting Wild Horse Adoptions (8/7/96)

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