Subject: [againstslaughter] Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board Meeting
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) 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.
The BLM re-established the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board in 1998 to
provide input and guidance for the management of wild horse and burro herds on
the Western rangeland. Under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, the
BLM manages nearly 44,000 wild horses and burros, which roam public lands in the
West. The law mandates the protection, management, and control of these wild
horses and burros in a way that ensures a healthy, viable free-roaming herd
population within the limits of available public land resources. The BLM gathers
excess animals and places them in good homes. After one year, qualified adopters
may acquire a title for the animals. The BLM manages animals in compliance with
the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, as amended.
The public may address the Advisory Board on February 9, 2004 at approximately
4:00 pm. Individuals making a statement should register with the BLM on February
9, by noon, at the meeting location. Depending on the number of speakers, the
Advisory Board may limit the length of presentations.
Speakers should address the specific wild horse and burro-related topics listed
on the agenda. Speakers must submit a written copy of their statement to the BLM
at the meeting. Individuals who are unable to attend the meeting but would like
to comment may submit a written statement no later than close of business
February 4, 2004 to: Bureau of Land Management, National Wild Horse and Burro
Program, Attention: Ramona DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada,
89520. For additional information regarding the meeting, please contact Janet
Neal, Wild Horse and Burro Public Outreach Specialist, (775) 861-6614.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may reach Ms.
Neal at any time by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at
1-800-877-8339.
The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more land --
261 million surface acres -- than any other Federal agency. Most of this public
land is located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a
budget of about $1.9 billion and a workforce of some 10,000 full-time, permanent
employees, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation. 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 the public lands.