ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The BLM, Bureau of Land Management, held a Zoom virtual public hearing Wednesday, April 26th, to receive public comments regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the removal of wild horses and burros from public lands. They also accepted written comments through 5PM Mountain time. Having previously received unanimously passed Federal protection on this issue, wild horses and burros lost this legislative safeguard in 1976.
During the 1950s, Velma B. Johnston, who later known as “Wild Horse Annie,” learned about the merciless and chaotic manner in which wild horses were being handled on western lands. Velma Johnston led a successful grassroots campaign to gain Federal protections for the horses and burros. She became known for involving school children in her campaign. Newspapers also became involved in her crusade and published articles about the exploitation of wild horses and burros.
With the passing of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Congress formally granted the BLM “new authorities and responsibilities, amended or repealed previous legislation, and prescribed specific management techniques”. Protections for wild horses and burros were amended in this Act to permit the use of motorized vehicles again.
We find wording reflecting the changes to allow the use of use of…
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The BLM, Bureau of Land Management, held a Zoom virtual public hearing Wednesday, April 26th, to receive public comments regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the removal of wild horses and burros from public lands. They also accepted written comments through 5PM Mountain time. Having previously received unanimously passed Federal protection on this issue, wild horses and burros lost this legislative safeguard in 1976.
During the 1950s, Velma B. Johnston, who later known as “Wild Horse Annie,” learned about the merciless and chaotic manner in which wild horses were being handled on western lands. Velma Johnston led a successful grassroots campaign to gain Federal protections for the horses and burros. She became known for involving school children in her campaign. Newspapers also became involved in her crusade and published articles about the exploitation of wild horses and burros.
With the passing of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Congress formally granted the BLM “new authorities and responsibilities, amended or repealed previous legislation, and prescribed specific management techniques”. Protections for wild horses and burros were amended in this Act to permit the use of motorized vehicles again.
We find wording reflecting the changes to allow the use of use of…
