posted 01/06/12 10:18 AM | updated 01/06/12 10:20 AM
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Wild Horses Shot - Idaho BLM Offers Reward for Information

On January 3, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District received a call from a local individual about two dead horses discovered on public land in the Wilson Creek area, approximately 15 miles southeast of Marsing, Idaho. Wilson Creek is located within the Hardtrigger Wild Horse Herd Management Area. An initial investigation determined the two free-roaming Mustangs had been shot.

The BLM is offering a $ 1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shootings.

"The BLM is serious about enforcing the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act that protects wild horses on the range," said Idaho BLM State Director Steve Ellis. "The Act clearly states that it is a federal crime for any person to maliciously cause the death of any wild horse, and we want to find whoever is responsible. We care a great deal for the welfare of these animals and want to prevent this from happing in the future. I am hopeful the public will be able to provide us information that will help in this investigation," Ellis said.

If you have any information that might help investigators solve this crime, you are urged to call Loren Good, Idaho BLM Law Enforcement, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, at (208) 373-4024.

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