The Bureau of Land Management will soon begin trapping wild horses from the Sand Wash Herd Management Area. The BLM will be trapping and administering fertility control treatments to the heard beginning October 21st. They also plan to remove up to 50 young horses from the herd and relocate them to the Great Escape Mustang Continue reading
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BLM To Start Trapping Horses
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Man Investigated for Selling Wild Horses to Slaughter Houses
A federal investigation has determined that a Colorado livestock hauler sent about 1,700 wild horses to slaughterhouses after buying them through a Bureau of Land Management program that’s supposed to provide the animals with good homes. The Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General released a report Friday saying Continue reading
Horse Rescue Group Appeals Horse Round-Up Decision
Front Range Equine Rescue, a nonprofit working to end the abuse and neglect of horses, has formally appealed the federal decision to eliminate the population of wild horses in the West Douglas Herd Area of northwest Colorado. The BLM plans to remove all wild horses from the region over the next three years, due to the land’s Continue reading
Group Sues to Stop Wild Horse Roundups
An animal-advocacy organization is suing to halt any future gathers of wild horses in northwest Colorado. Friends of Animals, a Connecticut-based international advocacy organization, sued in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., saying horse roundups threaten the well-being of horses that are driven Continue reading
BLM to Remove Wild Horses From West Douglas Area
The BLM plans to gather excess wild horses in the White River Field Office in September. They’ll gather up to 167 horses using water and bait trapping and helicopter gather operations. The idea is to sustain healthy public lands and wild horse populations by preventing overcrowding. When wild horse herds grow at levels that are Continue reading
BLM Seeks Public Comment on Wild Horse Gather
The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comments concerning proposed gathers of excess wild horses in areas managed by the White River Field Office. The BLM conducts gathers to sustain healthy public lands and healthy populations of wild horses. Maintaining healthy Continue reading
BLM NWRAC to Meet in Kremmling
The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet August 21st at the Allington Inn in Kremmling. Agenda items include a presentation on a population control method for wild horses, the Sutey Ranch Land Exchange, Upper Colorado River Continue reading
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BLM Will Not Conduct Horse Round-ups in Colorado This Year
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will not be gathering wild horses in Colorado this summer. Colorado is close to its targeted population on public lands. The state has about 780 wild horses in four Western Slope management areas. All are within the limits set for a Continue reading
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BLM Plans Wild Horse Gather in Rio Blanco County
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