HOUSE PASSES MUSTANG MANAGEMENT BILL

A bill promoting increased on-range management for wild horses and burros came closer to becoming law July 17 when the U.S. House of Representatives passed it 239-185. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) HR 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to increase acreage available to free roaming herds, and to develop wild horse and burro sanctuaries on public lands. Continue reading…