Bureau of Land Management to Hold Second Auction for Impounded Horses
Published February 22nd, 2008
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting bids to auction 14 impounded horses. The horses are branded, domestic animals that were in trespass on public land. Bids must be submitted by 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27.
A sale packet with photos of the horses is available on-line at www.blm.gov/nv. These horses were offered previously and did not receive bids.
Successful bidders will receive a certificate of brand inspection for transport and ownership from the Nevada Brand Inspector.
The horses are available for inspection through Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. Inspections are available by appointment only by calling Amanda DeForest at the Winnemucca Field Office (775) 623-1500.
On February 1, the BLM issued the owners of the impounded horses a notice of public sale.
The initial sale on Feb. 15 resulted in 18 of 32 horses being purchased.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) protects, manages, and controls wild horses and burros under the authority of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 to ensure that healthy herds thrive on healthy rangelands. The BLM manages these living symbols of the Western spirit as part of its multiple-use mission under the 1976 Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
One of the BLM’s key responsibilities under the 1971 law is to determine the “appropriate management level” (AML) of wild horses and burros on the public rangelands. These animals have virtually no natural predators and their herd sizes can double about every four years. As a result, about 29,000 wild horses and burros roam BLM-managed lands in 10 Western states, a population that exceeds by about 2,500 the number that can exist in balance with other public rangeland resources and uses. Droughts and wildfires also have a determining factor in the number of wild horses and burros that must be removed yearly.
To help restore the balance, the BLM gathers some wild horses and burros and offers them for adoption or sale to those individuals and groups willing and able to provide humane, long-term care.
More info http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro/events.html
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