BLM seeks ideas on how to protect wild horses from heat deaths
In response to criticism from advocacy groups, federal land managers plan to hold a public workshop to solicit ideas on how to protect wild horses from excessive heat at a major holding facility near...
View Article1,300 wild horses, burros targeted
RENO — U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say they plan to remove only 1,300 wild horses and burros from the range across the West this summer because of budget constraints and overflowing...
View ArticleAs celebrities protest horse slaughter, one permit blocked
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Environment Department on Monday dealt a new blow to a Roswell company’s hard-fought attempts to begin slaughtering horses next month, declining a request to renew...
View ArticleFate of wild horses in hands of federal judge in Reno
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday it doesn’t intend to round up any more wild horses from a big herd in Northern Nevada for at least two years.
View ArticleWild horses get reprieve from possible slaughter
Some 150 wild horses that had been set to be auctioned off for possible slaughter after their removal from the range in Nevada have been granted a reprieve.
View ArticleWild horse politics a sensitive subject for Navajo Nation
As if the politics of the West’s wild horses wasn’t confused and conflicted enough, the Navajo Nation is riding into the issue with a surprise move that could shift the balance of the protracted battle.
View ArticleU.S. judge clears way for horse slaughter at New Mexico plant
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to resume operating in the U.S. as early as next week.
View ArticleBLM, Interior Department targeted by lawsuit over wild horses
Two Nevada organizations have sued the federal government, alleging mismanagement of wild horses led to excessive damage to rangelands and the animals themselves. The Nevada Farm Bureau Federation and...
View ArticleLittle of federal wild horse budget spent on fertility
The government spent less than 1 percent of its wild horse management budget on contraception programs and more than 60 percent on horse holding facilities last fiscal year despite a pledge to step up...
View ArticleInternal BLM memo shows mustang woes
The head of the government’s $70 million wild-horse management program warned last summer that it is headed for financial collapse unless “drastic changes” are made in the decades-old roundup policy...
View ArticleTension growing between ranchers, mustang backers
Tensions are growing on the range in a turf battle that has been simmering for decades over one of the icons of the American West.
View ArticleNext big battle for Nevada ranchers could come from sage-grouse protections
The long-term survival of a large ground-dwelling bird that lives in sagebrush throughout much of Northern and central Nevada could soon become the next big battle between ranchers and the federal...
View ArticleLas Vegas teen launches petition to protect wild horses, burros
Robin Warren, 13, of Las Vegas has filed her own initiative petition with the Nevada secretary of state’s office to expand protections for Nevada’s wild horses and burros.
View ArticleBLM: No money, room for more mustang roundups
Saying they don’t have money or room to corral many more wild horses, federal land managers have sided with horse advocates in calling for the dismissal of a Nevada lawsuit demanding acceleration of...
View ArticleFederal protection sought for wild horses in West
Despite overall numbers in the tens of thousands, the wild horse is on the verge of going extinct in North America for the second time in 13,000 years and deserves protection under the Endangered...
View ArticleFederal protection sought for wild horses in Nevada, West
Despite overall numbers in the tens of thousands, mustang advocates say the wild horse is on the verge of going extinct in North America for the second time in 13,000 years and deserves protection...
View ArticleWild horse advocates drop suit at Nevada refuge
Wild horse advocates have dropped a lawsuit challenging roundups at a wildlife refuge on the Nevada-California line after federal officials severed ties with a contractor the critics claimed was...
View ArticleBill seeks to allow states to manage wild horses
A Utah congressman has introduced legislation to allow Western states and American Indian tribes to take over management of wild horses and burros from the federal government.
View ArticleFeds seek extra holding space for mustangs
Federal land managers are under fire from animal welfare activists for seeking extra holding space for wild horses removed from Western rangelands.
View ArticleTime change increases road danger for burros, horses
The Bureau of Land Management is warning motorists to watch out for burros on the roads around Red Rock Canyon, as the end of daylight saving time can lead to a spike in deadly collisions.
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