Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971
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The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 is a U.S. federal law that protects and manages wild horses and burros on public lands as living symbols of the nation’s historic and pioneer spirit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11084851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 Context triple: [Kleppe v. New Mexico, relatedStatute, Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971]
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Taylor Grazing Act
The Taylor Grazing Act is a 1934 U.S. federal law that established a system to regulate and manage livestock grazing on public lands to prevent overgrazing and land degradation.
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Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act is the 1872 U.S. federal law that created Yellowstone as the world’s first national park, pioneering the concept of large-scale landscape preservation.
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Wilderness Act of 1964
The Wilderness Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. environmental law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to permanently protect designated federal lands in their natural, undeveloped state.
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D.
Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989
The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 is a U.S. federal law that designated and protected numerous wilderness areas in Nevada, preserving their natural landscapes and restricting development.
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Desert Land Act
The Desert Land Act was a U.S. federal law enacted in 1877 to encourage the irrigation and settlement of arid public lands in the American West by allowing individuals to acquire large tracts cheaply if they agreed to irrigate them.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 Target entity description: The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 is a U.S. federal law that protects and manages wild horses and burros on public lands as living symbols of the nation’s historic and pioneer spirit.
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A.
Taylor Grazing Act
The Taylor Grazing Act is a 1934 U.S. federal law that established a system to regulate and manage livestock grazing on public lands to prevent overgrazing and land degradation.
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B.
Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act is the 1872 U.S. federal law that created Yellowstone as the world’s first national park, pioneering the concept of large-scale landscape preservation.
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C.
Wilderness Act of 1964
The Wilderness Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. environmental law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to permanently protect designated federal lands in their natural, undeveloped state.
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D.
Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989
The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 is a U.S. federal law that designated and protected numerous wilderness areas in Nevada, preserving their natural landscapes and restricting development.
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E.
Desert Land Act
The Desert Land Act was a U.S. federal law enacted in 1877 to encourage the irrigation and settlement of arid public lands in the American West by allowing individuals to acquire large tracts cheaply if they agreed to irrigate them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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animal welfare law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Land Management
NERFINISHED
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United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WFRHBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
NERFINISHED
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Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
public lands
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wild free-roaming burros ⓘ wild free-roaming horses ⓘ |
| authorizes |
adoption of excess wild horses and burros by private individuals
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removal of excess wild horses and burros from public lands ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 16 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1971-12-15 ⓘ |
| declares | wild free-roaming horses and burros are to be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death ⓘ |
| definesAs | wild free-roaming horses and burros as unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros on public lands ⓘ |
| describesAs | living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | federal responsibility for protection and management of wild free-roaming horses and burros ⓘ |
| findsThat | wild free-roaming horses and burros are fast disappearing from the American scene ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| policyArea |
environmental law
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public lands management ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| prohibits |
harassment of wild free-roaming horses and burros
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killing of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands ⓘ unauthorized capture of wild free-roaming horses and burros ⓘ |
| protects |
wild burro herds on public lands
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wild horse herds on public lands ⓘ |
| purpose |
to manage wild free-roaming horses and burros as components of the public lands
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to protect wild free-roaming horses and burros from capture, branding, harassment, and death ⓘ |
| region | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Endangered Species Act of 1973
NERFINISHED
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National Environmental Policy Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
consideration of multiple-use relationships on public lands
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cooperation with state and local agencies in management of wild horses and burros ⓘ management of wild horses and burros at appropriate management levels ⓘ |
| shortName | Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
controversy over rangeland management and grazing
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litigation involving wild horse and burro management ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | statutory protection for wild equids on public lands ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1971 ⓘ |
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Subject: Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 Description of subject: The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 is a U.S. federal law that protects and manages wild horses and burros on public lands as living symbols of the nation’s historic and pioneer spirit.
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