Wild horses, burros removed from public lands near Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Over the weekend, nearly 200 wild horses and burros were collected from public lands near Las Vegas.
It was part of the Bureau of Land Management’s bait and gather program which is designed to prevent “undue or unnecessary degradation of the public lands.” The BLM gathered 115 wild horses and 70 burros.
“This gather allowed us to manage wild horses and burros in the Red Rock Herd Management Area at an appropriate management level for the area and brings herd size more in line with what the resources of the area can support,” said Pahrump field manager Nicholas Pay.
Seven mares will be released back into the range area after they are treated with a birth control vaccine.
The remaining wild horses and burros were transported to Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals in Ridgecrest, California where they will be readied for the BLM’s wild horse adoption program. Those not adopted or sold will be sent to long-term pastures where they will be “humanely cared for and retain their wild” status.
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