Press Releases
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BLM reminds public: Wild horses are federally protected
The BLM reminds the public that wild horses and burros on public lands are federally protected. Removing one without authorization is illegal and can also harm the animal.
BLM and USFS approve plan to remove wild horses near Mono Lake
BISHOP, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service have approved a plan for the agencies to gather and remove excess wild horses that have roamed outside the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory near Benton onto public and private lands, in accordance with the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burros Act of 1971.
High priority areas for this gather include, but are not limited to, horses located in the Mono Basin and horses along CA State Route 120 East and U.S. Highway 6.
BLM approves Pancake Complex wild horse management plan
The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Final Pancake Complex Wild Horse Gather & Herd Management Plan for how wild horses will be managed within the Pancake Complex.
February 2025 BLM and NNCC saddle-started wild horse adoption a success
The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event on February 22, 2025. Forty-five qualified bidders including successful adopters attended the event.
Wild horses, burros and trainers unite this weekend in Boise
Trainers approved to adopt a wild horse or burro gathered from overpopulated Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public rangelands across the West will pick up their animal on Feb. 22 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Feb. 23 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corral.
BLM seeks input for proposed wild horse and burro management plan
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments to update how the agency will manage wild horses and burros near Tonopah, Nevada.
BLM and NNCC announce a wild horse and burro adoption event for February 22, 2025
The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the NNCC on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
BLM seeks input for proposed Jackson Mountains wild horse and burro management plan
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments to update how the agency will manage wild horses and burros in the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area.
BLM looking for good homes for burros during Wild Horse and Burro Awareness Week
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking good homes for wild burros during three “Burro Palooza” adoption and sale events in March.
BLM has concluded the FY2025 Fish Creek Wild Horse Gather
Of 194 horses gathered, none were injured, 144 were shipped to the Winnemucca Off-Range Corral and 50 were released back to the Fish Creek Herd Management Area.
Bureau of Land Management announces new Southern Nevada District Office Manager
The Bureau of Land Management has selected Kim Liebhauser as the new Southern Nevada District Manager.
BLM offers reward for assistance in wild horse shooting investigation in Beaver County
The BLM is seeking the public's assistance in the investigation of the shooting deaths of three wild horses in the Mineral Range Mountains, located northwest of Minersville Reservoir. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
BLM to begin a Fish Creek Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather
Plans is to begin a wild horse gather on or about Jan. 6, 2025, in and around the Fish Creek Herd Management Area (HMA) using the helicopter-assisted method.
BLM seeks off-range corrals for wild horses and burros
The Bureau of Land Management is in need of off-range corral space and services to care for and train wild horses and burros removed from Western public rangelands.
Training for wild horse fertility control darting on BLM lands to begin with support from the State
The State of Colorado will provide approximately $100,000 to USDA Wildlife Services to assist BLM Colorado and partner organizations to administer fertility control to wild horses in Colorado in 2025.
BLM seeks input on proposed wild horse gather plan for Lahontan Herd Management Area
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input to help inform an environmental assessment of the proposed Lahontan Wild Horse Gather Plan.
BLM seeks off-range pastures for wild horses
he Bureau of Land Management is seeking off-range pastures to provide a free-roaming environment and quality care for excess wild horses removed from Western public rangelands.
Bureau of Land Management concludes the FY2025 Triple B Complex Wild Horse Gather
The BLM Elko District, Wells Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office on Dec. 4, 2024, concluded the FY2025 Triple B Complex wild horse gather in Elko and White Pine counties, 60 miles north of Ely, Nev.
BLM seeks public comment on wild horse gentling and adoption partnership
The BLM completed scoping in Oct. 2024 and is now seeking public comment.
BLM announces new members for the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board and next meeting in California
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service have appointed three members to the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The next meeting is Jan. 7-9, 2025 at The Officer’s Club in Sacramento, California.
Forest Service and BLM to Begin Emergency Wild Horse Gather in Murderers Creek Area
The USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management will initiate an emergency wild horse gather in the Murderers Creek Joint Management Area starting Monday, November 25, 2024.
The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2025 Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area Wild Horse and Burro Gather
The Black Rock Field Office (BRFO) has concluded the FY2025 Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area wild horse and burro gather near Gerlach, Nev., on November 25, 2024.
BLM releases proposed management plan for Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range
The Bureau of Land Management today issued a new proposed plan for managing wild horses within the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range in Montana and Wyoming.
BLM Seeks Public Assistance in Wild Horse Shooting Investigation on the Onaqui Herd Management Area
BLM Utah confirms a wild horse was shot on the Onaqui HMA. A $19,000 reward is offered for tips leading to an arrest. Public urged to report info on suspicious activity to aid the investigation.
BLM awards $25 million to accelerate wild horse and burro training and adoptions
The Bureau of Land Management today announced the launch of five new public-private partnership agreements designed to place wild horses and burros into private care. These partnerships could receive up to nearly $25 million in funding over five years and help place approximately 11,000 additional wild horses and burros over and above the BLM’s existing adoption program.