Although there are no plans in place or a timeline for managing them, the agency says they’re outside their designated territory and they contribute to negative visitor impacts and unsafe interactions with wildlife.
That has the locals riled up and they’ve started a petition asking the Forest Service to establish an educational program to dissuade the public from feeding and petting them.
Those results will be presented to the Forest Service on May 30 according to a story by KTNV News of Las Vegas.
The Spring Mountains NRA, where the animals reside, is surrounded by BLM lands identified for wild horses and burros.
Western Horse Watchers Association 