Navy Plans to Expand Operations Putting Wild Horses at Risk

(February 15, 2019) The Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) was drafted to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of expanding land ranges and modifying associated airspace configurations in the Fallon Range Training Complex (“FRTC”) and...

The Omnibus Bill: What's Included for Wild Horses and Burros

(February 15, 2019) In what might be considered a Valentine’s Day miracle, the House passed a spending package Thursday night which included funding for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of the Interior, completing congressional action to avert a...

Get the Report: Pine Nut Mountains Wild Horse Roundup 2019

The start date for the roundup in the Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area (HMA) begins on Thursday, Feb. 7, delayed one day by snow and ice in the northern Nevada region. The BLM's Carson City District intends to remove approximately 575 wild horses from the HMA as...

An Important Update on the Palomino Valley Legal Action

A lead stallion who eluded capture but lost his band and died of a broken heart. Photo by Maureen Daane

(February 1, 2019) We have difficult news to report. The U.S. District Court in...

Update: Palomino Valley Roundup Lawsuit

(January 28, 2019) We were in federal court in Reno today for a hearing on our lawsuit over the illegal roundup of wild horses conducted by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Cattoor Livestock Roundups from private lands in Palomino Valley, a rural community northeast of the city.

At issue...

BLM Records Reveal Suspect Use of Euthansia During NV Roundup

January 10, 2019... Last October, AWHC sent a FOIA request to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada Field Office to request all documents related to horses both euthanized and who died during the 2018 Owyhee Complex Roundup.

As a reminder, the Owyhee roundup was...

Surprise Roundup Devastates Local NV Herd

January 9, 2019... Residents of Palomino Valley, Nevada are up in arms and heartbroken after days of illegal horse roundups which began last weekend by the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe. Hundreds of locally- cherished horses were captured from private lands in this rural community on the outskirts...

Capitol Hill Update: Shutdown & A Power Shift

January 8, 2019... It has been a momentous few weeks in Washington, DC, and specifically in Congress where Nancy Pelosi has taken over as Speaker and Democrats now control the House of Representatives as the majority. Additionally, the President and Congress have been unable to agree on spending...

Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Update

Two months ago, the U.S. Forest Service completed its roundup and removal of 932 horses from the Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Territory (DGWHT) in the Modoc National Forest near Alturas, CA.  Besides losing their freedom and families, these cherished horses have endured ongoing...

The Government Shutdown: What it Means for Wild Horses

(December 22, 2018) ... Late last night, Congress failed to come to an agreement on a Continuing Resolution to keep the government running, sparking a partial government shutdown. If the last ditch efforts to negotiate a deal this weekend fail, and the shutdown goes into the holiday...

Happening Now: Ft. McDermitt Tribal Horse Roundup

*Update, December 7, 2018 .... We spoke with the USFS, and they informed us that no traps will be placed on public land during the first roundup of McDermitt horses. The snow has prevented the agency from moving the traps as originally planned. The USFS is currently...

2018 Silver King Roundup Continues

Day 17, December 13, 2018: 61 wild horses lost their freedom today and were separated from their families. The current total removed is 890, with 14 dead. 

Day 16, December 12, 2018: 42 wild horses were rounded up and removed from the Silver King HMA...