Oregon Emergency Wild Horse Gather Concludes Successfully
Edited Press Release
September 7, 2016
In total 155 horses–33 foals, 55 mares, and 67 stallions–were gathered and transported to an adoption facility.
In total 155 horses–33 foals, 55 mares, and 67 stallions–were gathered and transported to an adoption facility.
More than 50 horses released when their pasture fences were cut have been returned to the equine sanctuary.
The BLM removed 105 horses from outside the Silver King HMA and 181 horses from in and around the Triple B HMA.
The gather comes in response to the Cherry Road Wildfire, which has burned 90% of the area in which a herd resides.
The Modoc National Forest office will conduct a wild horse gather from private and tribal lands between Sept. 6 and 16.
The BLM gathered 42 burros utilizing a temporary corral stocked with hay and water.
The meeting will take place Sept. 8-9 in Elko, Nevada, and will be live-streamed online.
The BLM is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
A wild horse advocacy group filed a lawsuit to stop the BLM from surgically sterilizing mares from an Oregon herd.
The hearing on the use of motor vehicles in wild horse management will now be held at the Lander County Courthouse.
Horses removed from the range will be prepared for the BLM’s adoption program.
The public hearing will focus on discuss the use of motorized vehicles in managing wild horses in Colorado.
The Oregon gather was expected to start on July 26, but has been postponed to a tentative date of Aug. 23.
The BLM Wyoming will host its annual statewide hearing on Aug. 4 in Rock Springs.
The BLM will gather 100 horses and return 50 to the range to re-establish the appropriate management level.
The event will take place July 9 at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, in Casper.
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