US EditionReturn to Freedom, Co-Plaintiffs Defeat Bureau of Land Management Plan to Take Away 2 Million Acres From Southwest Wyoming Wild Horse Herds
SOUTHWEST WYOMING, JUL 15 – The court ruled that the Bureau of Land Management did not show the roundup would sustain ecological balance, halting plans to capture about 3,600 wild horses, advocates said.
- On July 15, 2025, Return to Freedom and its partners successfully challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to capture approximately 3,600 wild horses in southwestern Wyoming, resulting in a court ruling that halted the roundup.
- This legal defeat followed a lawsuit arguing the BLM failed to show its plan maintained a thriving ecological balance as required by the Wild Horse Act.
- The roundup targeted wild horse herds from Salt Wells Creek, Great Divide Basin, and Adobe Town, threatening over 2 million acres of their habitat including rare curly-haired horses.
- Congress recently appropriated $144 million to the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program and reaffirmed protections against slaughter, with advocates highlighting humane alternatives like fertility control.
- The court halted the roundup and returned the case to district court, requiring the BLM to revise plans to comply with ecological and legal standards while advocacy continues.
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Return to Freedom, co-plaintiffs defeat Bureau of Land Management plan to take away 2 million acres from southwest Wyoming wild horse herds
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