BLM to begin new wild horse roundups in Northern Nevada

Cross-posted from the Reno-Gazette Journal Written by FRANK X MULLEN JR. (Nov. 16, 2010) -- Federal land managers this week are scheduled to begin the first of three wild horse roundups aimed at reducing the number of mustangs in Northern Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday plans to gather and remove about 94…

Wild horses: Calico roundup case dismissed

Cross-posted from the Nevada Sun ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 24, 2010 A federal judge Monday officially dismissed a lawsuit brought by animal rights activists over a big wild horse roundup in northern Nevada, saying the case was moot and plaintiffs lacked standing. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington, D.C., who in December denied…

Wild Horse Red Rocks April 25 Rally Report

Advocates Tell the BLM: Don't Take My Balls Written by ARLENE GAWNE April 26, 2010 Every wild horse volunteer knows how hard it is to steal a bit of time from the demands of career and family and stand up for those wild herds that desperately need our protection. Yet 30 people showed up this fine spring morning, Sunday, April 25, 2010, in…

Alarm at BLM’s surprise start to castrate Calico Mustangs as death toll rises

THE CLOUD FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE New report on equine stress released as Foundation denied access to view the captured Calico wild horses in Nevada Reno, NV (April 23, 2010)—Unexpected castrating of captured male mustangs, four years old and younger, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) started behind closed doors on Friday, April 16th in…

Accused to stand trial for Wild Horse shootings in Nevada

THE CLOUD FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE Wild Horse Advocates will bear witness at court. Reno, NV (April 20, 2010)—The Cloud Foundation and other wild horse advocates are coming to Reno on April 27, 2010 at 3 p.m. to witness Todd Davis and Joshua Keathly make their first court appearance for allegedly harassing and killing five federally…

BLM envisions tri-state mega complex for wild horses in the West

Cross-posted from The Examiner By CARROL ABEL Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California, Oregon and Nevada District Offices along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife are in the conceptual stages of creating a two million acre management complex for wild horses in Southeast Oregon, Northeast California, Northwest Nevada and the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge also in…

Wild horse protesters in Carson City demand the truth from the BLM

Cross-posted from the Nevada Appeal February 21, 2010 By SANDI HOOVER Dozens of wild horse roundup protesters lined Carson Street in front of the Legislature from Fifth Street to the Capitol Saturday, waving signs as motorists blared horns in support. The Truth Rally, sponsored by the Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates, was organized, said Bonnie…

Freedom Friday, February 19, 2009: Free the Calico Mustangs

The wild horses need your continued phone calls, emails and faxes to carry the great momentum built by the Las Vegas Protest yesterday into tomorrow's in Carson City. Don't turn your back on our wild horses and burros now! We are the brink of a breakthrough. Pass this along. Gather up your friends, family and…

BLM denies public access to captured Calico Mustangs during processing

Americans are wondering what BLM is hiding as processing of nearly 1900 wild horses begins in Nevada. Protests continue to save an American icon as President Obama heads West THE CLOUD FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE Colorado Springs, CO (February 17, 2010) — The Cloud Foundation objects to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) severe limitations placed…

Calico wild horse follow up reports by George Knapp

I-TEAM REPORT: KLAS TV LAS VEGAS, GEORGE KNAPP REPORTING One of the largest wild horse roundups in Nevada history is over. The Bureau of Land Management says it gathered more than 1,900 mustangs from the sprawling Calico Range in Northern Nevada, but that's far fewer than the agency expected to capture. Critics of the BLM…