(Courthouse News photo / Matthew Renda) (CN) — Elena Sullivan inhaled to steady the dart gun as the herd of wild horses ... of the horses and their respective bands and shows an uncanny ability to ...

The BLM maintains that the land can support 26,677 wild horses. Wild herds currently exceed that limit by more than 14,000 horses. Without removing those “excess” horses, BLM managers say the ...

(CN) — The future of Eastern Oregon’s Big Summit wild horse herd was at issue Wednesday as attorneys for Central Oregon Wild Horse Federation and the federal government met in front of a federal judge ...

In addition to rangeland herds, the BLM maintains more than 46,000 horses/burros in long term holding facilities. Managing wild horse and burro populations has become a financial burden on the BLM and ...

Wild horse advocates will also seek a resolution from the North Dakota Legislature urging federal protection for the horses.

According to the BLM, the state funding will help maintain wild horse herds at sustainable levels with the goal of administering fertility control to at least 425 horses next year. The BLM said in ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota legislators are considering a bill that would create an advisory group to cooperate with officials at Theodore Roosevelt National Park to manage the wild horse herd on ...