Per news release dated December 22:
The agreement between the ISPMB and the Forest Service also declared the burros should be horses as free-roaming and wild on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest’s 616,000 acres. As a result, ISPMB believes these horses cannot be removed from this area.
Western Horse Watchers Association 
Wild Equids are not considered protected as native American, special status species, distinct population segments, and historic cultural RESOURSE in Resource Management plans. This the RMP is fatally flawed and does not ensure genetic viability for future generations. https://elawreview.org/articles/volume-46/nepa-flpma-and-impact-reduction-an-empirical-assessment-of-blm-resource-management-planning-and-nepa-in-the-mountain-west/