BLM Seeks Your Comments on Wild Horse Roundup

By Robert WINKLER
The Desert Independent

February 13, 2010

EAGLE LAKE, Calif – The Bureau of Land Management's Eagle Lake Field Office is seeking public comments until March 5th on the proposed removal of wild horses and burros from the Twin Peaks area, northeast of Susanville, Calif. The gather, involving an estimated 1,800 wild horses and 180 burros, is tentatively planned for August and September 2010. 

The BLM wants to lower horse and burro population levels to what they think is sustainable. Sustainability will include cattle grazing permits. They are looking for your input.

Under the proposal, most mares left on the range would be treated with a birth control drug effective for one to two years. The wild herd would be structured with more males than females. Both actions are intended to slow the growth rate of the herds.

Comments can be sent to Eagle Lake Field Office, Attn: Twin Peaks Wild Horse Gather, 2950 Riverside Dr., Susanville, CA 96130. Comments may also be sent via email to twinpeaks@ca.blm.gov.