Researchers from the University of Wyoming (UW) are working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to study how wild horses use resources in and migrate through the Adobe Town herd management area (HMA) in south-central Wyoming.

Jeffrey L. Beck, PhD, a researcher in the UW Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, said researchers will apply collars containing GPS tracking devices to 25 to 30 mares, aged 5 and older, in good health and body condition.

“This is the age where growth ceases, so we wanted to avoid collar restriction due to a growing horse,” he said.

Tony Brown, public affairs specialist for the BLM’s Wyoming High Desert District, said a bait-trap gather operation to collect mares for the study began on Feb. 5. Four horses had been gathered by Feb. 6, he said