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As published by The Washington Post
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ryan Zinke’s nomination to lead the Interior Department by a 68 to 31 vote.
Zinke will head a department that manages a fifth of the land in the United ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management ended its helicopter roundup at the Cedar Mountain Horse Management Area in Utah with the release of 228 wild horses back onto their home range.
The wild horses, ages 6-older, that were released included 104 mares treated ... Read More
Update: HCR 22 (Ivory) died in the Utah Senate on March 9.
As published by The Salt Lake Tribune
Federal management of wild horses has been a dismal failure, resulting in ecological and economic havoc on Utah's public ranges, according to new legislation that seeks repeal of the 1971 statute ... Read More
Faced with high winds and a forecast calling for snow, the Bureau of Land Management has ended early the helicopter drive trapping of wild horses at Cedar Mountain Horse Management Area in Utah. The roundup had been scheduled to continue until Feb. 27.
On Tuesday, BLM started ... Read More
Fifty-one wild horses were captured on Sunday during the Bureau of Land Management's ongoing helicopter roundup at the Cedar Mountain Horse Management Area in Utah.
That brings the total trapped to 534 since Feb. 11. Two horses have been euthanized. No other physical injuries have been reported by the agency.
On Sunday, a new ... Read More
Update: RTF has received several questions about what happened to a pinto mare and foal photographed while being captured on Thursday. The pair remain separated. The mare is in temporary holding and will be released after being treated with fertility control vaccine. The foal has been transported to the Delta Wild Horse ... Read More