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December 22, 2009 - Winter 2009 Newsletter
The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center's Winter 2009 newsletter is now available for viewing. It can be read by clicking here.
September 29, 2009 - A Successful Adoption
The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse adoption held on September 26th was very successful, with all 57 horses finding great new homes. To view the final prices for each horse, please click here. We thank everyone who worked so hard to make this adoption such a success!
September 16, 2009 - Adoption Info
The adoption for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses will take place on September 26. For more information on the adoption and related events, including a map and directions to Britton Springs, please click here. To view photographs of the horses available for adoption, please click here.
September 1, 2009 - Gather Update
The 2009 gather is currently on hold while the BLM awaits the Department of Justice's response to legal action brought forth against the agency last Friday. This legal action seeks to prevent the 2009 gather from occurring. The court's decision is expected to arrive before the end of the week.
August 28, 2009 - 2009 Gather
The Bureau of Land Management's Billings Field Office has issued a decision on the 2009 gather. According to the decision, the BLM plans to remove up to 70 adult horses and associated foals starting on approximately September 1. The BLM also plans to use fertility control on select mares. From August 31 through September 10, BLM lands within the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range will be closed to the public to help ensure the safety of the wild horses, the public, contractors, and government employees.
The decision can be read by clicking here.
The final plan can be read by clicking here.
(Note: It works best to right click these links and save these documents to your computer.)
Removed horses will be available for adoption on September 26 at Britton Springs, which is located at the southwestern corner of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. There will be announcements on when these horses can be viewed prior to the adoption. For more information on adopting a wild horse, please visit the web site for National Wild Horse Adoption Day.
July 20, 2009 - 2009 Gather Plan
The Bureau of Land Management's Billings Field Office has released the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range 2009 Draft Gather and population Management Plan and Preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA). The document is now available for a 30 day public comment period, which starts on July 20, 2009. The document can be read by clicking here. The BLM is seeking additional relevant data, information, or analysis that can help them in their planning process.
Comments on this document should be sent to:
Jim Sparks, Field Manager
BLM - Billings Field Office
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Any questions should be directed to Jared Bybee, BLM State Wild Horse and Burro Specialist, at (406) 896-5223.
May 26, 2009 - New Herd Management Area Plan
The Bureau of Land Management's Billings Field Office and Custer National Forest's Beartooth Ranger District have issued decisions on a new Herd Management Area Plan (HMAP) and related Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. This HMAP will replace the current one, which was developed and 1984 and revised in 1992.
To read the Bureau of Land Management's decision, please click here.
To read the Forest Service's decision, please click here.
To read the HMAP, please click here.
Also, more detailed description of changes coming with the HMAP can be found at the Pryor Wild blog.
May 15, 2009 - 2009 Wild Horse Adoption
This year, the Bureau of Land Management is planning to have an adoption of some of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses. The gather will take place later this year, and the adoption is currently scheduled for September 26, 2009, which is National Wild Horse Adoption Day. The adoption event is scheduled to occur at Britton Springs, which is north of Lovell at the southern end of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. For more information on how to adopt a wild horse, please visit the BLM's adoption information website. Please watch our website for more information as it becomes available.
March 21, 2009 - Science Expo 2009
The Center had an information display and small exhibit on wild horse identification at the Science Expo 2009 in Billings, Montana. Science Expo is a large science fair featuring projects from students in grades 1 through 12 that have come from 24 different Montana counties. During the science fair, local organizations and companies who employ scientific techniques are invited to discuss their projects to students and visitors. Representatives of the Center were busy all day greeting visitors and explaining the Center's goals and wild horse monitoring project. Please click here for more information on Science Expo.
(Visitors and Center representatives talk at the display.)
March 12, 2009 - Wild Horse Workshop in the Pryors
Photographer Lynne Pomeranz will be having a Wild Horse Workshop for photographers in the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range this summer. Please click here for more information.
March 12, 2009 - New Website!
The Center is happy to better accomplish its mission through its redesigned web site. The new site includes expanded content and is better integrated with the Pryor Wild blog. We will be able to provide up to date content on the new site, so please keep visiting our site for new information. In the meantime, please help us to better refine this new site by providing us with any comments or suggestions you may have!
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