ROCK SPRINGS — The BLM is currently conducting a wild horse gather. Observers stationed nearby sent the photos and captions contained in this post.
According to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office is proceeding with the removal of all wild horses from checkerboard lands within the Great Divide Basin, Adobe Town and Salt Wells Creek herd management areas (HMAs).
Preparations commenced on September 12. Removal operations began on September 15. Public observation will depend on access, location, operational activity and weather. To be informed of these observation opportunities, please contact Shelley Gregory at 307-315-0612 or ssgregory@blm.gov to have your name added to the notification list.
This removal comes at the request of a private land owner and is authorized under Section 4 of the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act, which requires the removal of wild horses from private lands at the request of a landowner. This removal is also required under the provisions of the court-approved 2013 Consent Decree between the BLM and the Rock Springs Grazing Association, which provides a schedule for the removal of wild horses from checkerboard lands within the HMAs.
For more information about the wild horse removal and observation opportunities, please visitwww.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses/14cb-removal.html.
-Photos and captions from Paula King the Cloud Foundation.
-BLM Info from a BLM press release
