The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Worland field office will gather horses from the Fifteenmile Herd Management Area (HMA), located 35 miles northwest of Worland.
The gather will begin after Oct. 17 and will last for one to two weeks.
The horse population is estimated to be 700 horses when the appropriate management level is 100 to 230 horses.
The BLM will gather up to 600 horses, and horses outside of the HMA will be removed.
A federal contractor will be using a helicopter with a ground crew and a domesticated horse to lead the gathered horses into the corrals.
Members of the public are able to view the gather operations by contacting Sarah Beckwith at sbeckwith@blm.gov.
All removed horses will be transported to corrals off-site for branding, vaccinations, deworming and Coggins testing.
Horses will be taken to the Wyoming Honor Farm or Mantle Adoption and Training Facility for gentling before adoption.
Animals not eligible for adoption will be cared for in off-range pastures, where they retain their “wild” status and protection under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
To learn more about the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program and adopting a Wyoming wild horse, visit www.blm.gov/whb or contact the national information center at 866-468-7826 or wildhorse@blm.gov.
