The closure could delay the shipment of the wild horses gathered from three Wyoming herd management areas to BLM facilities and events nationwide to be placed into private care.
The BLM gathered 92 wild horses from private lands in and around the HMA in response to letters from private landowners and a request from the Utah Department of Natural Resources.
The BLM’s Cedar City Field Office and Dixie National Forest Service Pine Valley Ranger District are seeking input on an environmental assessment analyzing a proposed herd management area plan, including wild horse gathers and removals in the North Hills Joint Management Area.
The BLM plans to begin gathering approximately 2,670 adult horses around Aug. 6 from the Red Desert Wild Horse Complex in Southwestern Wyoming.
The BLM gathered and removed 135 wild horses from public and private lands outside the Goshute Herd Management Area in Eastern Nevada.
The hearing will take place July 20 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the BLM Little Snake Field Office, in Craig, Colorado.
As of early July, the BLM had captured 30 of the 60 burros being relocated due to an insufficient water supply.
Rose Marie, one of the oldest Przewalski’s horses in the world, was euthanized July 6 due to her declining health and quality of life.
The BLM said the burros in the Bullfrog HMA have been creating public health and safety issues as burros travel near busy roadways.
The BLM has determined there is not enough water to support all the horses in the Big Sand Spring Valley.
A veterinarian determined the foal was dehydrated, born prematurely, and weighed just 33 pounds when he was rescued.
A group of wild horse advocates has asked a federal court to prohibit the BLM from conducting a round-up in the Caliente Herd Management Area on grounds that the gather will eliminate the herd.
In partnership with Colorado State University and the U.S. Geological Survey, the BLM Oregon is proposing a research project to evaluate the feasibility of spaying some wild horse mares as a means to slow population growth.
As the tourist season gets underway, Corolla herd managers are reminding visitors to North Carolina’s Currituck Outer Banks that interacting with the horses can be detrimental to their health.
The BLM plans to gather and remove about 125 horses from the Ferguson Springs area located just outside of the Goshute Herd Management Area.
The BLM said off-range pastures are a cost-effective and efficient for managing costs while providing the public with opportunities to view wild horses in a natural setting.
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