BLM Issues Second Call for National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Nominations

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a second call for public nominations to fill three positions on its national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. This board plays a crucial role in advising the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service on the management and protection of wild horses and burros on public lands.

(Cheyenne, Wyo.) – The BLM has opened a 30-day period for public nominations to fill three positions on its national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. To be considered for appointment, nominations must be submitted via email or fax by December 18, 2014, or postmarked by the same date. The BLM announced its second formal request for nominations in the Federal Register on November 18, 2014. Those who have already submitted a nomination in response to the first call for nominations, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2014, do not need to resubmit. All nominations from the first and second calls will be considered together during the review process.

Nominations are for a term of three years and are needed to represent the following categories of interest: wild horse and burro advocacy, veterinary medicine (equine science), and public interest (with special knowledge of protection of wild horses and burros, management of wildlife, animal husbandry, or natural resource management).

The Board advises the BLM, an agency of the Department of Interior, and the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the Department of Agriculture, on the protection and management of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands administered by those agencies. The Board generally meets twice a year, and the BLM Director may call additional meetings when necessary. Members serve without salary but are reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses according to government travel regulations.

The Advisory Board comprises nine members who represent a balance of interests. Each member has knowledge or special expertise that qualifies them to provide advice in one of the following categories: wild horse and burro advocacy; wild horse and burro research; veterinary medicine; natural resources management; humane advocacy; wildlife management; livestock management; public interest (with special knowledge of equine behavior); and public interest (with special knowledge of protection of wild horses and burros, management of wildlife, animal husbandry, or natural resource management).

Originally Posted By County 10 News