BLM Begins Rock Springs Wild Horse Gather

The BLM is gathering horses from Wyoming’s Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide Basin herd management areas.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began gathering and removing wild horses on Sept. 23 from the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide Basin herd management areas (HMAs) in southwestern Wyoming.

The BLM Rock Springs, Wyoming, Field Office said it plans to gather approximately 1,560 adult wild horses in response to the results of the 2017 census, which demonstrated that wild horse populations are exceeding the HMAs’ appropriate management levels.

Of the 1,560 wild horses to be gathered, approximately 725 would be removed from the Salt Wells Creek HMA, 513 from the Adobe Town HMA, and 322 from the Great Divide Basin HMA. The BLM said it is conducting the gather in compliance with an April 2013 settlement agreement between the BLM and the Rock Springs Grazing Association that requires the periodic removal of wild horses from these HMAs based on the results of census flights.

Members of the public are welcome to view the daily gather operations, provided that doing so does not jeopardize animal, staff, and observer safety or disrupt gather operations. The BLM will escort the public to gather observation sites located on public lands. Public viewing opportunities were anticipated to begin on Sept. 23. Those interested in participating must notify Tony Brown at 307/352-0215 or agbrown@blm.gov. Participants will meet at the BLM Rock Springs Field Office at 280 Highway 191 North

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