Wild Horses

Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has withdrawn its plan to round up wild horses and castrate 177 stallions in southwestern Wyoming.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has abandoned its plan to round up and castrate wild horses in Wyoming following a federal lawsuit from environmentalists. The BLM had planned to convert the White Mountain and Little Colorado Herd Management Areas (HMA) in southwestern Wyoming to "minimally-reproducing" herds comprised primarily of geldings.

The Bureau of Land Management is trying to proceed with a round up plan for hundreds of wild stallions from the southwestern part of the state. The plan would include the castration of several hundred horses from the White Mountain and Little Colorado herd management areas.

The Bureau of Land Management has a busy summer ahead. One issue the BLM will be addressing this summer is that of wild horse management. The BLM has scheduled a public hearing in Rock Springs June 21st to gather public input on the issues of horse management in the state of Wyoming.