BLM Plans Public Tours of Nevada Wild Horse, Burro Corral
Edited Press Release
October 21, 2016
Two public tours of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral, in Fallon, will take place Oct. 28.
Two public tours of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral, in Fallon, will take place Oct. 28.
The agency removed 297 horses from the Big Sand Spring Valley portion of the Pancake herd management area.
Karen Sussman was accused of maltreating horses; a former employee alleged that 30 animals had died of malnutrition.
Wyoming had been seeking the removal of wild horses from the state’s Checkerboard area.
The impoundment is part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of horse maltreatment at the South Dakota facility.
A former sanctuary employee alleged that Karen Sussman maltreated horses and that 30 animals had died of malnutrition.
More than 310 of the world’s 1,900 Przewalski’s horses live in the breeding herd in Hungary’s Hortobagy National Park.
Some mares will be treated with a contraceptive vaccine while some young horses will be prepared for adoption.
The BLM said it will gather and care for up to 300 wild horses impacted by drought conditions.
The BLM said it plans to gather about 60 horses from the Nevada range due to declining water sources.
The BLM says it has no plans to euthanize wild horses currently held in short- and long-term holding facilities.
The agency is supplementing spring sources impacted by drought to prevent further declines in animal health.
Also, a wild horse and burro advisory board resolution might result in the euthanasia of animals in holding facilities.
The state Department of Agriculture is asking drivers near the Virginia Range to be alert for roaming feral horses.
Additionally, the BLM Nevada plans to hold an adoption event in conjunction with the Stone Cabin gather.
The BLM said wild horses residing on private lands in the Wood Hills area, outside the Spruce-Pequop HMA boundary.
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