
Trotting towards Trouble: the State of the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program
October 3, 2018 by Caroline McHugh Endangered Species Public Lands State and Local Water WildlifeThe Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 protected horses and burros in the American West. Now the population has recovered (and then some). How do federal agencies approach increasingly conflicting mandates for public land management?