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Nevada, Ely DO
Wild horses in the Caliente Complex gather around a water source.

BLM to begin Caliente Complex wild horse bait and water gather operation

CALIENTE, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Caliente Field Office on or around April 1 will begin a wild horse gather in the Caliente Complex.

California
A sign reading Litchfield corral and a large covered structure with hay underneath.

BLM Litchfield Corrals now open for wild horse and burro adoptions

Idaho, Boise DO
4-H handled wild horse weanling competes in trail challenge

Young horses, handled by 4-H youth, hail from Idaho’s public rangelands

NAMPA, Idaho–The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in partnership with the University of Idaho Extension 4-H program, will offer wild horse weanlings for adoption during the Idaho Horse Expo April 5-

National Office
Burros standing in sagebrush

BLM 2024 wild horse and burro estimates show reduced overpopulation

The Bureau of Land Management today released its annual wild horse and burro population estimates,

California
Three brown horses

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ceres

California
Four brown and black horses in the high desert

BLM to offer inmate-trained horses for adoption

California, Northern California DO
A brown, fuzzy burro

BLM to offer horses, burros for adoption in Ferndale

Nevada
NNCC Adoption Results for the February 24, 2024 event

February 2024 BLM Nevada and Northern Nevada Correctional Center saddle-started wild horse adoption a success

Wyoming
Wild horses on East Pershing Complex range land.

BLM proposes wild horse gather in Wyoming’s White Mountain area

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management invites input on a proposed wild horse gather in southwest Wyoming’s White Mountain Herd Management Area.

Nevada
Group photo of saddle-started wild horses and trained burro offered at the NNCC February 24, 2024 adoption event.

Bureau of Land Management and Northern Nevada Correctional Center announce a wild horse and burro adoption event for February 24, 2024

Nevada
Wild horses on East Pershing Complex range land.

Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 East Pershing Complex Wild Horse Gather

Colorado
A group of volunteers at the Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area

BLM Colorado’s Volunteer of the Year award presented to Chris Brandt for his work in the Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area

SILT, Colo.

Eastern States, Southeastern States DO
Four tan colored horses running over sagebrush.

BLM Hosting Wild Horse and Burro Event in Jackson, Miss. Feb. 22-24

FLOWOOD, Miss.— The Bureau of Land Management is scheduled to host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangela

New Mexico, Oklahoma FO
Kerrville Wild Horse Adoption Event

BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Kerrville, Texas

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event Feb. 23 - 24 at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas.
New Mexico, Oklahoma FO
Three horses stand in a row.

BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Hallettsville, Texas

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event Feb. 2 - 3 at the Wilbur Babor Memorial Complex in Hallettsville, Texas.
Nevada
Wild Horses on public lands.

Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 East Pershing Complex Wild Horse Gather

Eastern States
Side view of two horses heads at a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event.

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Gainesville, Georgia

*** UPDATE: Due to inclement weather the Gainesville Wild Horse and Burro event is delayed one day and will now take place Jan. 19-20. *** 

 

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO
Group of wild horses on the Nevada Wild Horse Range

The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2024 Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area wild horse gather near Tonopah, Nev., on December 14, 2023.

National Office
Two horses touch muzzles with a group in the background.

BLM releases funding opportunity to support wild horse and burro work

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Nevada, Southern Nevada DO
Group of wild horses on the Nevada Wild Horse Range

Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2024 Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather

LAS VEGAS – On or about Dec.

Nevada
Wild Horses on public lands.

The Black Rock Field Office to release Calico Complex mares treated with fertility control

WINNEMUCCA, Nev.

New Mexico, Albuquerque DO, Socorro FO
Photo of Horses on the Bordo Atravesado Herd Management Area

Bureau of Land Management plans wild horse gather in Socorro

California, California Desert DO
White and brown horses in a corral.

BLM to gather wild horses at Naval Air Weapons Station – China Lake

National Office
Girl leads horse with halter

More than 8,000 wild horses and burros found new homes in Fiscal Year 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Wyoming, Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO
Several wild horses of various colors stand in an open sagebrush landscape.

Bait trap gather to begin in McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area

CODY, Wyo.