Tell BLM NO to Mine Expansion in Wild Horse Area
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The BLM is accepting public comments on the expansion of the Bald Mountain Gold Mine in White Pine County, Nevada. The plan will impact wild horses living in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Triple B Herd Management Area by permanently removing 1,210 acres of already scarce vegetation for wild horses, temporarily removing 6,879 acres of additional currently available forage, causing a reduction of available water for wild horses, increasing the size of the area negatively impacted by human activity and noise, and posing a risk to wild horse safety and health through either physical injury or exposure to mercury and cyanide contamination. Mining operations are huge consumers of water resources, and the BLM should not be permitting expansion of mining activities in drought-stricken Nevada habitat for wild horses and burros. Please speak up to protect the Triple B horses by clicking below.
Our Wild Herds are our heritage, for me and many like me, they are our life, our best friends, we have worked together side by side daily. Like our dogs, cats, wildlife, marine life, lets take the time to save and protect!
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