BLM Decides over 3,000 Wild Horses Can Be Eliminated From Wyoming's 'Checkerboard' Starting July 15

BLM Proceeds With Roundup Of Rare Curly-Haired Horses Despite Pending Court Case

Despite a lawsuit challenging the capture of wild mustangs in central Wyoming still pending in federal court, the Bureau of Land Management has decided to proceed with the roundup of nearly 3,000 horses.

BLM decides over 3,000 wild horses can be eliminated from Wyoming's 'checkerboard' starting July 15

A contentious plan to fully eliminate free-roaming horses from a Delaware-sized region in southwest Wyoming has cleared its environmental review process, and roundups are scheduled to start in about seven weeks.  The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday announced it has signed off on its earlier proposal to permanently remove more than 3,000 feral equines that dwell in the Great Divide Basin, Salt Wells Creek and Adobe Town herd areas. That pro…