Press Releases
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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.
Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2025 Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area Wild Horse and Burro Gather
On or about November 15, 2024, the Black Rock Field Office plans to begin a wild horse and burro gather on and around the Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area located near Gerlach, Nev., using the helicopter-assisted method.
BLM's Wheatland Corral improves rating in latest Animal Welfare Program review
The BLM Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) team recently released its latest evaluation of the BLM High Plains District’s Wheatland Off-Range Corral, giving the facility an impressive 97% compliance rating.
BLM seeks input for Pancake Complex wild horse herd management plan
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input to inform the development of a Pancake Complex Herd Management Area Plan for wild horses.
Wild horses gathered from burned Idaho rangelands available for public viewing
The wild horses gathered from burned Idaho rangelands in the Sands Basin and Four Mile Herd Management Areas (HMA) will be available for public viewing at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corral on Pleasant Valley Road on Nov. 2, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
BLM seeking comments on plan to manage wild horse populations
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a plan to manage wild horse populations in three herd management areas in far northeast California and far northwest Nevada. The environmental assessment, available for review and comment through the BLM National NEPA Register, addresses population management actions on the Carter Reservoir, Coppersmith and Buckhorn herd management areas.
Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2025 Triple B Complex Wild Horse Gather
The BLM Elko District, Wells Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or about Nov. 1, 2024, in and outside the Triple B Complex in Elko and White Pine counties, Nevada.
October 2024 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 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on October 12, 2024.
BLM seeks input for wild horse herd management plan in northeast Nevada
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment to inform the development of a Herd Management Area Plan for the Antelope and Triple B wild horse complexes.
Adopt a wild horse from the Wheatland Corral in October
Up to 30 untrained wild horses will be available for adoption or sale on Friday, October 18 from the Wheatland Off-Range Corral in Wyoming.
Bureau of Land Management offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on October 25, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral located in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 25, 2024.
BLM and NNCC announce a wild horse and burro adoption event for October 12, 2024
The BLM and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse and burro adoption event at the NNCC on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
BLM plans gather of excess wild horses in Twin Peaks Herd Management Area
The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to gather and remove excess wild horses from public rangelands in the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area to prevent impacts to rangeland health in Lassen County, Calif., and Washoe County, Nev. Gather operations will begin Tuesday, Oct. 1, and could continue for 15 days or longer.