MEEKER Attendees to the Meeker Mustang Makeover on Saturday were informed of wild horse roundups currently underway in Colorado, and how future events will feature the horses gathered in the coming days in the…
BLM issues Record of Decision on Pancake Complex Wild Horse Gather Plan Environmental Assessment
ELY, Nev. – On May 4, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Ely District issued a Decision Record (DR) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on analysis provided in the Pancake Complex 10-year Wild Horse Gather Environmental Assessment (EA).
The action is needed to reduce impacts to rangeland health and wildlife habitat within and outside of the complex boundaries. The EA will be used to facilitate gathers, removals, and fertility control of excess wild horses in accordance with 43 CFR 4700 regulation and the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, as amended (Public Law 92-195). The Appropriate Management Level for the Pancake Complex is 361 to 638 horses.