The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada’s Ely District has concluded the Eagle-Caliente Complex Emergency Wild Horse Gather, the agency announced Feb. 16.

The BLM gathered 122 wild horses from public and private lands adjacent to U.S. Highway 93 and State Route 322 in and outside the Caliente herd areas complex and the Eagle and Silver King herd management areas in eastern Nevada.

The BLM removed 120 wild horses; two horses were euthanized due to pre-existing conditions with a poor prognosis for recovery.

The district removed 39 wild horses from alongside U.S. Highway 93 at Oak Spring Summit west of Caliente, 48 wild horses from alongside U.S. Highway 93 and State Route 322 between Pioche and Eagle Valley, and 35 wild horses from alongside U.S. Highway 93 north of Pioche

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