Wild horses straying from California, Nevada to be rounded up. Why?

Officials say it’s necessary in part to protect habitats and for public safety. One tribe in California has sought to block the operation.
Las Vegas Sun

Tribe’s lawsuit seeks to block federal agencies from removing wild horses near California-Nevada border

The Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe argued in its filing that helicopter operations, vehicle traffic and trap and holding pen ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Wild horse roundups are cruel and deadly. And the deaths don't stop when helicopters land.

Last year, 267 captured wild horses died while being held at the Fallon Off Range Corral, a short-term holding facility, according to Bureau of Land Management records obtained through a Freedom of ...
Morningstar

Return to Freedom: Wild horse population estimate shows futility of BLM practice of capture and removal

LOMPOC, Calif., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new estimate of the number of wild horses and burros on public lands overseen by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) underscores the futility of the ...