The move will put leadership closer to the forests and communities it serves, according to the news release, and marks the beginning of a sweeping restructuring.
The impact on wild horses and permitted grazing was not discussed.
The list maintained by DSC Photography shows four new lives, all female.
Only 99 more needed to tie last year’s record.
The herd, known for its abnormal sex ratio and unprecedented birth rate, has been manipulated by the Saltwater Cowboys into a moneymaker for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company while FWS looks the other way.
The web-based app helps ranchers locate allotments that might be suitable for grazing and provides easy instructions to obtain a permit according to the news release.
The disclaimer, which must be acknowledged to access the site, says it displays potential opportunities for grazing on Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service lands.
Acreage and AUMs are estimates and NEPA reviews may be required.
The announcement did not mention base properties and did not indicate if said parcels could be repurposed by interested parties as wild horse preserves.