BLM Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals invite the public to 2019 adoption open house
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RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals invites the public to an open house Wild Horse and Burro adoption and sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 26. There will be 300 horses and burros available for adoption, and many of the animals at the corrals qualify for the BLM`s new Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). The AIP program is part of the BLM`s efforts to confront a growing over-population of wild horses and burros on fragile rangelands and in off-range holding facilities, which cost taxpayers nearly $50 million every year to maintain. `This is a great opportunity to bring the family out for a...