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INTRODUCTION
Pages 13-18

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... (3) that: For the purpose of furthering knowledge of wild horse and burro population dynamics and their interrelationship with wildlife, forage and water resources, and assisting him in making his determination as to what constitutes excess animals, the Secretary shall contract for a research study of such animals with such individuals independent of Federal and State government as may be recommended by the National Academy of Sciences.
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From page 14...
... Both the Act and the contract direct NAS to impanel a committee to assess the state of knowledge relevant to the management of wild and free-roaming horses and burros, to design a research program that will provide information now lacking but essential to guide sound management, to review and oversee the 2-year research effort, and then to prepare a final report summarizing knowledge relevant to a sound management program for wild and free-roaming horses and burros. The NAS Committee on Wild and Free-roaming Horses and Burros (WFRHB)
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From page 15...
... Each subcommittee then set about the task of gathering state-of-knowledge information from a variety of sources and designing the needed research. The entire Committee met five times: June 28-29, l979 at Salt Lake City, Utah July 6-7, l979 (including a l-day public hearing)
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From page 16...
... on census research and on projects to study equid habitat selection, food preferences and consumption rates, vegetation and watershed impacts, and blood assays as nutritional indices. On April 7, the Chairman and two other Committee members met with BLM and USFS officials in Denver to review proposals generated by the RFPs.
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From page 17...
... Economic Considerations for Management Alternatives Drawn from Proposed Research Programs l5. Nonmarket Values for WFRHB l6.
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From page 18...
... Contraception Studies The projects are discussed more fully in the following chapters of this report.
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Key Terms

  • published literature
  • sound management
  • wild horse
  • management program
  • population dynamics

  • research study
  • research design
  • burro population
  • salt lake
  • excess animals

  • feral equids
  • lake city
  • range managers
  • sociopolitical issues
  • water resources

  • knowledge relevant
  • management alternatives
  • rangeland management
  • burro management
  • census research

  • wild freeroaming
  • management models
  • proposed research
  • management methodology
  • mexico january

  • various policy
  • economic considerations
  • grazing hydrology
  • direct nas
  • ulysses seal


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