wild horses

Nevada’s wild horses represent a policy failure, just not the one you think

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By Scott BecksteadAmerican Wild Horse Conservation A recent opinion piece by McKenli Williams argues that Nevada’s wild horse population is the product of decades of failed federal policy. On that much, we agree. The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program is enormously expensive, increasingly dependent on mass removals and failing to produce a … [Read more...] about Nevada’s wild horses represent a policy failure, just not the one you think

Nevada’s feral horse problem is a policy failure-and BLM land is proof

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By McKenli WilliamsNevada Policy I grew up on a cattle ranch in northern Nevada. I’ve watched creeks dry up, springs trampled to mud, and native grasses replaced by invasive weeds. I know what an overgrazed rangeland looks like. I also know who wrote the rules that allowed this to happen and why those rules must change.  Let’s talk about the word “wild”. It does a … [Read more...] about Nevada’s feral horse problem is a policy failure-and BLM land is proof

4-H youth and Bureau of Land Management host horse adoption auction

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LAS VEGAS  – Youth in the Nevada 4-H Youth Development Program dedicated some of their time this spring and summer preparing five wild horses and one burro for adoption. On July 31, the kids will show the animals that will then be auctioned off for adoption at Nevada’s second Halter-started Wild Horse & Burro Event and Adoption Auction. The youth, part of University of … [Read more...] about 4-H youth and Bureau of Land Management host horse adoption auction

BLM concludes two wild horse gathers

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ELY – The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Caliente Field Office concluded the Silver King Herd Management Area (HMA) wild horse gather on Feb. 16.  The BLM gathered 284 excess wild horses and removed 256 excess horses from public and private lands in and outside the HMA located in Lincoln County, Nevada. The BLM is treating 25 mares with the fertility control vaccine … [Read more...] about BLM concludes two wild horse gathers

Wild horse plan headed to Senate floor

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A report in the Reno Gazette Journal noted ?a Senate panel has approved $35 million for a new wild horse initiative backed by animal welfare groups and the livestock industry but condemned by the largest mustang protection coalition that says it would put the free-roaming animals on a path to extinction.? On Sept. 26, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved allocating … [Read more...] about Wild horse plan headed to Senate floor