News and Noteworthy

black mountain burros
The Bureau of Land Management this week will begin a bait-and-trap removal of up to 40 burros from private property near the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Area in northwest Arizona. The burros have wandered off of public lands and are damaging property and springs on the nearby Seven Springs Ranch, according ... Read More
August 6, 2019Cory Golden
antelope valley
On Monday, the Bureau of Land Management began a planned two-month bait-and-trap roundup in and around eastern Nevada’s Antelope and Antelope Valley Herd Management Areas with the goal of capturing and removing 1,250 “excess” wild horses from their home range. The agency’s stated justification is to “reduce the overpopulation of wild ... Read More
August 6, 2019Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management captured and removed 237 wild horses over eight days in an "emergency" bait-and-trap roundup on the Red Rock Herd Management Area in Clark County, Nev. Ninety-nine mares, 94 studs and 44 foals captured during the roundup, which ended on Monday, according to BLM’s gather ... Read More
August 6, 2019Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management captured six wild horses and one stallion jumped out of the trap during loading and escaped on Thursday, the final day of a helicopter roundup on the Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area in Nevada. That brought the total number of wild horses captured to 376 with ... Read More
August 2, 2019Cory Golden
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On Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management captured three stallions and three mares on the Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area in Nevada, bringing the total number of wild horses captured to 370. A black mare was put down after suffering a broken leg, according to BLM's gather report. It marked ... Read More
August 1, 2019Cory Golden
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On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management captured three studs on the Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area in Nevada, bringing the total number of wild horses captured to 364. BLM captured 340 "excess" wild horses from Feb. 7-19 before suspending the roundup due to poor weather.  The agency resumed the roundup ... Read More
July 31, 2019Cory Golden