North Dakota: 200 wild horses related to Custer’s Last Stand can stay in park where Teddy Roosevelt spent formative years

The Herd had been considered a risk earlier, with tendency to trample or overgraze vegetation used by native wildlife species, contribute to erosion and soil-related impacts . . . . . . Rajat Ghai, writing for DownToEarth on May 1, 2024, reports: A HERD of almost 200 wild horses descended from animals used in a…

US judge in Nevada hands wild horse advocates rare victory in ruling on mustang management

Wild horse advocates in Nevada scores rare legal victory By SCOTT SONNER / Associated Press / 29 March 2024 RENO, Nev. -- In a rare legal victory for wild horse advocates, a judge has ruled U.S. land managers failed to adopt a legal herd management plan or conduct the necessary environmental review before 31 mustangs died…

BLM lies about wild horses and burros — yet again

Its Ultimate Goal: Total Wipe Out Here is yet another example. E&E reports: Wild horse and burro population declines again The Bureau of Land Management said the latest population estimate is the largest one-year reduction in herd size since 1985. Scientists say it still isn’t sustainable. Wild horses and burros still crowd federal lands but…

KBUR’s “Complex world of wild horses in the West”

Whatever and whoever's side you are on, America's wild horses and the debate regarding "what to do about them" always raises controversy. We have sat by, for oh so many years, and listened and watched and tried to help — but to no avail. The dialogue has not changed. Neither have the lies about our…

US land managers plan to round up thousands of wild horses across Nevada

Via AP News »Updated 2:47 PM EST, December 22, 2023 WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers are planning to round up more than 2,800 wild horses across four Nevada counties beginning next week in an effort to reduce pressure on the drought-stricken rangeland. The Bureau of Land Management announced details of the operation Friday, saying the…

Wild Horses Drink from the River of History

A POEM By Lois Roma-Deeley Hours before dark, I follow the stony pathfrom the parking lot to the river bank. Along the shore I look for crushed branches and trampled grass,the clearing where wild horses are said to appear.Then, I hide behind a mesquite tree, hold my breath.I want to know their secrets. Finally the mares…

150 Sable Island wild horses died last winter, Parks Canada reports

Deaths amount to more than twice the annual average Paul Withers | CBC News | Posted: Oct 03, 2023 5:26 AM EDT NOVA SCOTIA A "severe" but not unprecedented die-off of feral horses on Sable Island last winter reduced the herd by about 25 per cent. Parks Canada estimates 150 horses died on the remote crescent…

Governor Burgum urges National Park Service to keep wild horses

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) — Governor Burgum continues to urge the National Park Service to keep wild horses roaming over Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Burgum said in a statement that marked the beginning of a public comment period, that the horses embody “the untamed spirit of the badlands while also reminding us of the deep ties…

BLM to remove entire West Douglas herd in Rio Blanco County

A wild horse roundup set to begin Friday will remove the entire West Douglas herd in Rio Blanco County, sending them to a holding facility in Fremont County where more than 140 horses died last year. The Bureau of Land Management announced the roundup on Monday. The range area, located about 20 miles south of…

BLM to hold five September wild horse/burro adoption events

Press Release | August 30, 2023 he Bureau of Land Management will hold five wild horse and burro adoptions in Wyoming this September. Untrained horses and burros will be offered to qualified adopters on a first-come, first-served basis for a $125 minimum fee (credit cards are the preferred payment method). Saddle and halter-started horses and…