Federal Court Supports Wild Horse Advocates Against BLM in Groundbreaking Ruling
LOCUST VALLEY, N.Y., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Honorable Miranda M. Du ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has unreasonably delayed crafting Herd Management Area Plans (HMAPs) for wild horses in the Pancake Complex in central Nevada. The order from the court remands the Pancake Gather Environmental Assessment (EA) back to BLM for further analysis including those involving wildfire risk and orders that an HMAP be prepared for the complex within one year.
- BLM defines the HMAP in the 2020 Report to Congress:
"Just as with surveys and monitoring, HMAP development is a key component in the decision-making process for BLM's wild horse and burro management activities on the ground. - Today, the court affirmed the intention of that law," stated Laura Leigh, President of Wild Horse Education (WHE).
- "For over twelve years I have been trying to address critical issues of on-range management planning with BLM and have been repeatedly denied.
- Environmental rewilding with wild horses is the way forward to protect our lands, horses and all wildlife on the range.