That law mandates the protection, management, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands at population levels that ensure a thriving ecological balance. The BLM seeks to ensure a healthy, viable population of wild horses and burros within the limits of available public land resources. The BLM does this by counting as accurately as possible the number of animals, determining the appropriate wild horse and burro populations, and adjusting populations to the appropriate size by placing excess animals in the care of private individuals through adoption. The fees help defray the costs of medical treatment, transportation and adoptions. After one year of providing humane care, an adopter may receive title to the animal.
Adoptions take place across the United States.
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