In mid-September, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was set to gather wild horses from the Fifteenmile Herd Management Area (HMA) in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin.
The HMA includes nearly 81,000 acres of mostly public lands and is estimated to support approximately 100-230 horses, but the agency estimates the horse population to be at 386 head.
“With too many horses competing for diminishing forage and water, the landscape is no longer able to meet the basic needs of the herd,” BLM said.
The agency planned to remove about 286 horses to help stabilize conditions. Removed horses will be placed into BLM’s Adoption and Sales Program.
As of Sept. 16, a total of 238 animals had been gathered.
