Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The Bureau of Land Management manages and protects wild horses and burros on The Wild Horse and Burro Program's goal is to manage healthy wild horses and burros on healthy public rangelands. Forest Service have the responsibility to manage and protect herds in their respective jurisdictions within areas where wild horses and burros were found roaming in The Tales from the Trails blog pulls together wild horse and burro stories from across the Bureau of Land Management.
These are stories about our work to manage and protect wild horse and burro herds on public lands, how animals are cared for in our off-range holding facilities and where they end up after they've been adopted to a good home. The BLM manages free-roaming wild horses and burros on public lands as part of its multiple-use mission, with the goal of supporting healthy wild horses and burros on healthy public rangelands.
The BLM is responsible for determining and maintaining appropriate management levels AML for each herd and works to achieve that population target through a variety of management processes, including limiting reproduction in some herds through the use of birth control and gathers that remove excess animals from the range.
The BLM works to place excess animals into private care through its Adoption and Sales Programs as well as successful partnerships with organizations across the nation. Many have found it personally challenging and rewarding to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro. The BLM relies on the hard work and determination of thousands of volunteers, partners, donors and contractors. Forest Service as the agencies work to carry out their missions to manage and protect wild horses and burros on public lands.
Do you have questions about the Wild Horse and Burro Program, or would you like to request program data? We recommend first checking our data page , which provides decades of population, adoption, removal and other historical data, as well as our Frequently Asked Questions page. For additional questions or data requests, please contact the National Information Center prior to submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act. We strive to provide substantive responses as quickly as possible and reduce the need to submit FOIA requests.
