Environmental Assessment North Lander HMA Complex (Conant Creek, Rock Creek Mountain, Dishpan Butte and Muskrat Basin)

摘要

With passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 (Public Law 92- 195), Congress found that: 'Wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West'. The Act states that wild free-roaming horses are to be considered in the area where presently found, as an integral part of the natural ecosystem of the public lands. The Secretary of the Interior was ordered to 'manage wild free-roaming horses and burros in a manner that is designed to achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological balance on the public lands'. From the passage of the Act, through present day, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lander Field Office (LFO) has endeavored to meet the requirements of the Act. The procedures and policies implemented to accomplish this mandate have been constantly evolving over the years.