AWHPC In The News
What to do with wild horses
By John Bartell, ABC 10
February 17, 2017
Wild horses are federally protected animals, and over the last 30 years, their population has exploded.
Wild horse roundup more deadly than initially reported
By Caroline Bleakley, Las Vegas Now
February 13, 2017
LAS VEGAS - A massive wild horse roundup in northern Nevada was even more deadly than initially reported by the Bureau of Land Management.
Stunning Lack of Tranparancy in BLM’s and University of Wyoming’s Adobe Town Wild Horse Study
By Carol Walker, Wild Hoof Beats
February 11, 2017
The BLM and the University of Wyoming are conducting a Radio Collar Study on wild mares in the Adobe Town Herd Management Area. I have done several blog posts about this study, calling for people to send in comments and calling for more clarification on how this study is going to be conducted
I-TEAM INVESTIGATES WILD HORSE PROGRAM: WHAT DOES TRUMP PRESIDENCY MEAN FOR THEIR FUTURE?
By Dan Noyes, ABC News
February 10, 2017
SUSANVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- The White House is responding to an I-Team investigation into wild horses. They are protected under federal law as "living symbols" of the nation's pioneer spirit. But now, advocates are worried what the Donald Trump presidency could mean for the future of the mustangs. Dan Noyes has a long history reporting on this issue, and he's back with the latest.
Beaver County, horse advocates sue the BLM in legal tug-of-war over Utah’s wild horses
By Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune
February 9, 2017
Wranglers for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management completed a roundup of 655 wild horses from Utah's West Desert in late January, but the agency's decision to return dozens back to the range has prompted a lawsuit from Beaver County.
16 horses in Carson City to be vaccinated, relocated
By Nevada Appeal
February 7, 2017
The Nevada Department of Agriculture on Monday gathered 16 feral horses that were wandering in east Carson City for about three weeks.
Wild horses get favorable hearing in battle with California ranchers over sanctuary
By Michael Doyle, McClatchey News
January 12, 2017
WASHINGTON- A top federal court on Wednesday appeared ready to force changes in a Forest Service plan that reduced wild horse protections in a remote Northern California county.
Ranchers, Government Find Common Ground in Fight to Restrict Wild Horses
By Sara Randazzo, The Wall Street Journal
January 10, 2017
After years of tussling with federal authorities over public land where cattle herds graze, ranchers are now teaming up with the government to battle a common foe: wild horses.
Bureau of Land Management begins busy season of horse roundups in Utah
By Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune
January 7, 2017
Federal land managers are embarking on the busiest wild horse roundup season in years for Utah.
Judges corral arguments over wild horse protections in remote California county
By Michael Doyle, The Sacramento Bee
January 5, 2017
WASHINGTON
A dust-up in California’s remote Modoc County has lassoed the attention of one of the nation’s top courts, with wild horse protection and property rights both on the line.
BLM WILD HORSE ROUND-UP PROTESTED
By Nevada Appeal
January 5, 2017
THE AMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN IS PROTESTING THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS TO ROUND UP NEARLY 800 HORSES IN NEVADA AND UTAH DURING THE COMING TWO MONTHS.
Wild Horse Advocates Ponder Zinke Nomination
By Pat Raia, The Horse
December 16, 2016
In the wake of President-Elect Donald Trump's Dec. 15 nomination of U.S. House Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) as Secretary of the Interior, some wild horse advocates are considering how the Montana Congressman might influence the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its management of wild horses and burros.