Wild horses vs livestock on U.S. public lands

AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN Wild horses and burros are authorized to roam on just 27 million acres of public land designated as their habitat, that they must share with livestock. There are approximately 700,000 to 1 million cow/calf pairs authorized by the BLM to graze public lands today. BLM estimates there are 88,000 wild horses and burros.…

BLM kills 14 wild horses during Triple B Roundup

Federal land managers say 14 wild horses were euthanized during a roundup in northeastern Nevada. The roundup at the Triple B complex north of Ely gathered more than 800 horses to be removed and shipped to holding facilities. The Bureau of Land Management says the roundups are necessary because there are more horses than the…