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The Bureau of Land Management will host its annual statewide public hearing on helicopter use in wild horse roundups on Dec. 11. The meeting will be held at BLM's Vernal, Utah, field office from 6-7 p.m. The office is located at 170 S. 500 E. According to BLM's March 1 estimate, the ... Read More
December 4, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Friday-Sunday captured 160 wild horses as it reached the sixth day of a planned three-week helicopter roundup at the Silver King Herd Management Area. A total of 346 wild horses have been captured so far. BLM did not post the roundup figures between Friday and ... Read More
December 3, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday captured 20 wild horses on the third day of a planned three-week helicopter roundup at the Silver King Herd Management Area. A total of 186 wild horses have been captured so far. No injuries were reported among the six stallions, 11 mares, three foals ... Read More
November 30, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday captured 60 wild horses on the second day of a planned three-week helicopter roundup at the Silver King Herd Management Area. No injuries were reported among the 26 mares, 16 foals and 18 studs captured. Two wild horses were put down on Tuesday, ... Read More
November 30, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management has concluded an "emergency" bait-and-trap roundup of 53 burros near Lake Havasu City, Ariz. No injuries to burros have been reported by the agency. The captured burros, which included eight foals, were transported to a BLM facility in Florence, Ariz., where they will be prepared for adoption. BLM ... Read More
November 28, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday captured 105 wild horses on the first day of a planned three-week helicopter roundup at the Silver King Herd Management Area. Two wild horses were put down, according to BLM: A 7-year-old black mare that was missing one eye and that had ... Read More
November 28, 2018Cory Golden