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  The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it was temporaily closing the Bruneau, Idaho, Wild Horse Off-Range Corrals due to an outbreak of equine distempter. No wild horses will be transported in or our of the corrals until signs of infection have passed, according to a press release. A portion ... Read More
July 19, 2018Cory Golden
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Ninety-two wild horses were captured and one died during a recently completed bait-and-water roundup on private lands near the Range Creek Herd Management Area in Carbon County, Utah. One wild horse was put down on July 2 after suffering “neurological issues after being kicked at the trap site," according to the ... Read More
July 18, 2018Cory Golden
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July 18, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday ended its bait and water trapping of wild horses that the agency says were venturing from Nevada's Goshute Herd Management Area and across a roadway to water on private land. From July 2-12, 135 wild horses (57 studs, 56 mares and 22 foals) were ... Read More
July 14, 2018Cory Golden
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As published by Craig Press CRAIG, Colo. — The Bureau of Land Management is conducting its annual public hearing to discuss the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the monitoring and management of wild horses on public lands. The hearing is set for 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, July ... Read More
July 13, 2018Cory Golden
Cedar Mountain Wild Horse Roundup
The Bureau of Land Management may begin capturing about 250 wild horses from the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area, about 50 miles west of Tooele, Utah, due to lack of water. BLM will begin setting up three water traps today; helicopters will not be used. According to BLM Utah, staff began in ... Read More
July 11, 2018Cory Golden