Protesters want horses saved from roundups
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — The Bureau of Land Management plans to remove more than 3,000 wild horses from the Great Divide Basin, Salt Wells Creek, and Adobe Town head management…
Wild horse program: A ‘pipeline to slaughter’?
By Austin Beck-Doss Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Recent estimates suggest that 7,000- plus wild horses roam Wyoming’s vast rangeland. Galloping freely across a fenceless horizon, these horses are beloved as a symbol of the West. …
Overpopulated wild horses are hurting sage grouse survival rates, Wyoming study finds
• Research, nearly 15 years in the making, suggests that non-native equines add another stressor to the struggles of sagebrush-dependent birds. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Newly published research out of the University of Wyoming suggests that sage grouse are…
BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds
• Decisions affirm federal government’s plans for horses in the ‘checkerboard’ region, where the feral equines’ presence is particularly controversial. An appeal has already been filed. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne…