Silver King Herd Management Area Environmental Assessment for Public Comment
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ELY, Nev. -- An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared for the Silver King Herd Management Area (HMA). The BLM is seeking comments on the EA which analyzes the need to gather and remove excess wild horses from within and outside the Silver King HMA. The Silver King HMA is located in Lincoln County, Nevada and is 606,000 acres in size. The appropriate management level for the Silver King is 60 -128 horses; a population inventory was completed in February 2017 with the estimated population of 850 animals.
By implementing the actions outlined in the proposed wild horse gather EA, the BLM would be able to improve vegetation, habitat, and watershed health. Removing excess animals would enable significant progress toward achieving the Standards for Rangeland Health identified by the Mohave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council. The BLM would also collect information on herd characteristics and determine herd health during the gather. In addition to the proposed gather and removal of wild horses, some wild horses would be released back into the HMA. Fertility control treatments of PZP and GonaCon, are addressed in the EA.
The BLM’s Ely District Office is requesting feedback on the EA and has made the document available for review and public comment. The 30 day public comment period begins on July 14 and submissions will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on August 14, 2017. The document is available online at http://bit.ly/2ubBSRZ and hard copies are available upon request from the Ely District Office. Interested individuals should address all written comments to Ben Noyes, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist, using any of the below methods. Be advised that only the comments received by postal mail or to the specific email address will be considered in the completion of the Final EA.
Email: blm_nv_eydo_silver_king_ea_2017@blm.gov
Mail: Bureau of Land Management
Ely District Office
702 N. Industrial Way
Ely, NV 89301
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