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CALIFORNIA'S WILD HORSE & BURRO HERD MANAGEMENT AREAS

California's herds are known for their size, sound structure, and range of coloring

Left Two Photos by Terry Crawford; Right Center: Carter Reservoir Scout, adopted by Cathy Barcomb; RIght: Fox Hog horse, photographed by Amy Dumas

In addition to the 22 HMA's, California originally had 7 more identified Herd Areas, but most of these have been zeroed out and the remainder are not managed by BLM to preserve wild horse & burro herds in them:

data from http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/statistics/2005/index.htm

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HMA's:

 http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/statistics/hmas/CA7_south_hma.pdf

Many of the HMA's administered by California lie partially or entirely in Nevada. They are better understood, in terms of herd origins and qualities, when considered with the Nevada herds whose borders they share. This map shows the relationships between the Northernmost of these Herd Management Areas.

Of the HMA's shown here, California manages Fox Hog, High Rock, Nut Mountain, Wall Canyon, and Massacre Lakes on this map. Nevada administers the others.

Buckhorn, Coppersmith, and Twin Peaks also lie partially in Nevada, but they are located just Southwest of this map.