Horses are an American symbol that epitomizes the rugged west, freedom and strength. But the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is looking for people to adopt 40 wild horses and burros to protect them ...

ROCK SPRINGS — They came from Nevada and were a bit smaller and thinner-boned than their Wyoming cousins. They might not have been perfect for a mountain elk hunt or a week’s pack trip into the ...

The National Academy of Sciences report also said the Bureau of Land Management has flawed estimates for the number of horses and burros on federal land and that the herd is likely growing by 15 to 20 ...

Driving over the cattle guards that mark the boundaries of the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevadans are likely to come across an equine friend or two. Or a herd of them. Wild horses and burros, ...

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“WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT I’d ride up this wash and not see a burro.” Travis Holyoak squints into the gully from beneath the shade of his straw hat. Despite the midday glare, the rancher can see plenty ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — An event in Billings gave folks the opportunity to adopt and take home wild horses and burros. Each of the animals available for Saturday’s adoption came from overpopulated herds ...

Grant Lockie was checking on the horses at the Ridgecrest Wild Horse and Burro Corrals on July 4 when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the ground. The animals didn’t mind much, and the corrals ...