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BLM issues decision on wild horse gathers and fertility control treatments in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area BLM issues decision on wild horse gathers and fertility control treatments in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area MEEKER, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) White River Field Office signed a decision to gather and remove excess wild horses from the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado. “The BLM is committed to sustaining an ecological balance in the Piceance-East Douglas HMA,” said White River Field Manager Kent ...

Wild horses graze along Highway 318 in early December near Sand Wash Basin. A new 7-mile stretch of fencing will soon protect horses and motorists along Highway 318, thanks to funds raised by Wild Horse Warriors for the project. (Courtesy Photo / Wild Horse Warriors) The Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office signed a decision to gather and remove excess wild horses from the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado, according to a press release from the agency Monday. “The BLM is committed to sustaining an ecological balance in the Piceance-East Dougla...

Hanging in the balance January 19 2021 The wild horses in the Big Summit Territory are awaiting the final decision by the Forest Service to possibly thin the herd to 12-57 horses If you have ventured into the Big Summit area of the Ochoco Mountains, you have likely had the opportunity to see wild horses during your visit. The increase of the herd in recent years has sparked a debate on the management strategies of the horses, and a subsequent herd management plan by the ONF. The proposal to lower the herd to a high of 57 horses and as few as 12 has brought concern and push back fr...

Saving horses in the West may solve Africa’s elephant problem Amy Joi O'Donoghue © American Wild Horse Campaign Volunteers with the American Wild Horse Campaign dart wild horses of the Virginia Range near Reno, Nevada, to administer a fertility control vaccine to reduce pregnancies among the mares. The program started in 2019 and so far has treated more than 1,300 horses with 3,000-plus doses — the largest such effort in the world. SALT LAKE CITY — A successful, intense program in Nevada involving wild horses could help refine the science of fertility control in addit...

Return to Freedom Sues BLM Over Plan to Surgically Sterilize Wild Mares News provided by Share this article Share this article LOMPOC, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation today filed suit in federal court in California to halt a Bureau of Land Management plan to surgically sterilize wild mares using a procedure that is dangerous, inhumane, and an unnecessary risk especially when proven, well-studied and previously utilized modes of alternative fertility control exist.  Neda DeMayo, founder and president of RTF, a national nonprofit advocacy organi...