The Bureau of Land Management captured 45 wild horses on Thursday, the fourth day of a planned 2,200-horse helicopter roundup on the Antelope Complex, located about 50 miles southeast of Elko, Nev. No injuries were reported among the 16 studs, 18 mares and 11 foals.
A total of 235 wild ... Read More
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RTF biologist Celeste Carlisle recently took part in a roundtable discussion about the use of fertility control to manage wild horse populations on the range. For the record: RTF also opposes the use of IUDs based on past studies. IUDs used more ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management captured 82 wild horses on Wednesday, the third day of a planned 2,200-horse helicopter roundup on the Antelope Complex, located about 50 miles southeast of Elko, Nev.
Two wild horses were killed: an 8-year-old bay mare died due to a “sudden / acute ... Read More
Photo taken at RTF's Lompoc, Calif., headquarters sanctuary by Tony Stromberg
The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin an “emergency” helicopter roundup of 296 wild horses from the Conger Herd Management Area in southwestern Utah on Aug. ... Read More
Wild horses captured from the Flanigan Herd Management Area in 2012. BLM file photo.
The Bureau of Land Management will begin an “emergency” roundup of about 73 wild horses on the Flanigan Herd Management Area, about five miles ... Read More
Statement from Return to Freedom: “We are in this tragic position because of the BLM’s failure to implement solutions that have been available for over 20 years,” said Neda DeMayo, president of Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. “For nearly 50 years, these horses have had to suffer this management ... Read More