Using science to improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program : a way forward / Committee to Review the Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Management Program, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013]
Subjects:	National Wild Horse and Burro Program (U.S.) Wild horses > West (U.S.) Wild burros > West (U.S.) Wildlife management > West (U.S.) FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > General. HOUSE & HOME > Reference. Wild burros Wild horses Wildlife management West United States
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Table of Contents:

1 Free-Ranging Horses and Burros in the Western United States
2 Estimating Population Size and Growth Rates
3 Population Processes
4 Methods and Effects of Fertility Management
5 Genetic Diversity in Free-Ranging Horse and Burro Populations
6 Population Models and Evaluation of Models
7 Establishing and Adjusting Appropriate Management Levels
8 Social Considerations in Managing Free-Ranging Horses and Burros
9 A Way Forward
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches.
Appendix B: Previous National Research Council Reports on Free-Ranging Horses and Burros
Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee
Appendix D: Questions and Requests from the Committee
Appendix E: Herd Management Areas
Appendix F: Pairwise Values of Genetic Distance (Fst).

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