The U.S. Forest Service has again pushed back the date on which it intends to begin selling the older horses captured at the Devils Garden Wild Horse Territory without restrictions against slaughter, this time to Feb. 18.
As of Dec. 10, 190 wild horses ages 10-older captured during a recent month-long ... Read More
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The Bureau of Land Management on Monday captured 21 wild horses during the ongoing helicopter roundup at the Silver King Herd Management Area in Nevada. No injuries were reported.
The capture and removal of nine stallions, eight mares and four foals raised the total numbers to 772 wild horses captured and 12 ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management on Saturday captured 11 wild horses and on Sunday 80 during helicopter drive trapping at the Silver King Herd Management Area No injuries were reported.
The capture and removal of 37 studs, 33 mares and 21 foals over the weekend brings the total numbers for the ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management on Friday captured 35 wild horses during helicopter drive trapping and two were killed at the Silver King Herd Management Area. A 14-year-old buckskin mare with and a body condition score of 1.5 on a 10-point scale was put down.
That death and Friday's capture ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday captured 97 wild horses during helicopter drive trapping and two were killed at the Silver King Herd Management Area.
A 3-year-old sorrel stud with and a body condition score of 2.5 on a 10-point scale was euthanized, as was a bay mare ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday captured 14 wild horses and on Wednesday 115 during helicopter drive trapping at the Silver King Herd Management Area.
Four wild horses were put down for what BLM reported as "pre-existing conditions," each with a "poor prognosis for recovery":
a 4-year-old bay stud with ... Read More