BLM proposes rounding up 50 wild horses in eastern Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management will remove approximately 50 wild horses that have moved out of the Eagle and Silver King herd management areas and are hanging out along U.S.

Highway 93 north of Pioche. The BLM is aware of at least three wild horses

that have been hit by vehicles, and the animals need to be removed from the

area for their protection and the safety of motorists.

The gather is expected to start on or about March 15 and continue until the

wild horses residing outside the herd areass are removed. The BLM will use

corrals baited with feed and water to gather the horses. When caught, the

animals will be transported to the National Wild Horse and Burro Center at

Palomino Valley, north of Reno, or the Delta Wild Horse and Burro

Facility, in Delta, Utah.

The animals will be offered for adoption to qualified individuals.

Un-adopted horses will be placed in long-term pastures where they will be

humanely cared for and treated, and retain their "wild" status and

protection under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. The BLM

does not sell or send any horses to slaughter.

The Highway 93 Corridor gather and impacts are described and analyzed in the

environmental assessment, which is posted on the BLM Website at

http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_office.html. The BLM will also

provide updates and information at the same Web address on a regular basis

throughout the course of the gather.